{"id":115748,"date":"2024-12-11T12:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/?p=115748"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:29:01","slug":"085-pension-ribbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/085-pension-ribbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Object 85: Congressman Claypool\u2019s &#8220;$1 Per Day Pension&#8221; Ribbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image115748_cc0b47-53.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image115748_cc0b47-53 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:375px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_cc0b47-53.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_cc0b47-53 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image115748_cc0b47-53 figure{max-width:375px;}.kb-image115748_cc0b47-53 .image-is-svg, .kb-image115748_cc0b47-53 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image115748_cc0b47-53 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image115748_cc0b47-53\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?resize=1082,1400\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?resize=1082,1400\" alt=\"Pension Ribbon from 1910.\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-115744\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271545%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201545%202000%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271545%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?resize=232,300 232w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?resize=464,600 464w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?resize=768,994 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?resize=1082,1400 1082w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?resize=1187,1536 1187w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png 1545w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ribbon expressing support for controversial bill raising pension rates for Union Civil War Veterans to a dollar a day. The ribbon was signed by Ohio Democrat Horatio Claypool, who campaigned on this issue in the 1910 mid-term elections. (VA) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1866 as a fraternal organization for Union Veterans, the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-25-grand-army-of-the-republic-parade\/\">Grand Army of the Republic<\/a> (GAR) embraced a new mission in the 1880s: political activism. The GAR formed a pension committee in 1881 for the express purpose of lobbying Congress for more generous pension benefits. Legislation to that date limited Civil War pensions to <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-63-disabled-union-veterans\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"114073\">Union Veterans<\/a> with injuries or ailments that were a direct result of their military service. The GAR wanted to expand coverage to include <em>all <\/em>deserving Union Veterans who had served their country honorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAR\u2019s aggressive advocacy on the pension issue revived the organization\u2019s flagging popularity. Its membership skyrocketed from 26,000 in 1876 to over 400,000 by 1890. Its tremendous growth transformed the order into a powerful force in national politics and ensured that the GAR\u2019s proposals received a careful hearing in Congress by members of both parties. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican politicians were quick to embrace the organization\u2019s push for more expansive benefits. They often framed their support on moral grounds, maintaining that the nation had an obligation to provide for the men who had fought to preserve the Union. Democratic leaders were sympathetic to the Veterans\u2019 cause and recognized their sacrifices.\u00a0But Democrats also worried that any expansion of the pension system would jeopardize their ability to cut spending and lower taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image115748_dd2f20-85.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image115748_dd2f20-85 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:450px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_dd2f20-85.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_dd2f20-85 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image115748_dd2f20-85 figure{max-width:450px;}.kb-image115748_dd2f20-85 .image-is-svg, .kb-image115748_dd2f20-85 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image115748_dd2f20-85 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image115748_dd2f20-85\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg?resize=1400,746\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg?resize=1400,746\" alt=\"National Tribune headline\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-115747\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271365%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201365%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271365%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg?resize=300,160 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg?resize=600,320 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg?resize=768,410 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg?resize=1400,746 1400w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg?resize=1536,819 1536w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-National-tribune-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Headlines from National Tribune announcing imminent passage of 1890 bill awarding pensions to Union Veterans with disabilities due to any cause. Over 400,000 Veterans claimed a pension under the law. (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAR rewarded the Republicans\u2019 pro-pension stance by helping the party capture both Congress and the presidency in 1888. Republican legislators repaid the favor in 1890 by passing a pension bill that awarded a monthly payment of $6 to $12 to all Union Veterans who served for at least 90 days, received an honorable discharge, and were deemed incapable of performing manual labor due to any kind of disability, regardless of cause. The GAR pension committee called it \u201cthe most liberal pension measure ever passed by any legislative body in the world.\u201d About 400,000 Veterans claimed a pension under the law within three years. During this same stretch, government spending on the pension system jumped from $109 million to $161 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grand Army scored a second major legislative victory in 1907 with the passage of another liberal pension bill. Under this statute, eligibility for a pension and its cash value became age dependent. Veterans automatically qualified for a $12 pension at age 62, increasing to $15 at age 70 and $20 at 75.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image115748_424493-25.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image115748_424493-25 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:450px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_424493-25.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_424493-25 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image115748_424493-25 figure{max-width:450px;}.kb-image115748_424493-25 .image-is-svg, .kb-image115748_424493-25 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image115748_424493-25 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image115748_424493-25\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Elephant.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Elephant.jpg?w=744\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Elephant.jpg?w=744\" alt=\"Elephant political cartoon.\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-115746\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27744%27%20height%3D%27940%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20744%20940%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27744%27%20height%3D%27940%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Elephant.jpg?resize=237,300 237w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Elephant.jpg?resize=475,600 475w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Elephant.jpg 744w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Political cartoon on cover of 1893 issue of Puck magazine showing an irate Uncle Sam shoveling money into the mouth of an elephant, symbol of the Republican Party. Government spending on Veterans benefits that year topped $160 million thanks to 1890 pension law championed by Republicans. (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the 1907 pension act went into effect, GAR leaders appeared satisfied with their accomplishments. At the GAR\u2019s 1908 national encampment, the pension committee declared: \u201cmay we not now consider the work of general pension legislation for at least a few years closed.\u201d But not all Veterans agreed. From 1907 to 1911, GAR unity splintered over proposals to raise service pension rates to $30 a month or $1 a day. Many GAR members supported the increase. Others believed it was asking for too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress was also divided. In a sign that the political landscape was shifting, however, the battle over dollar-a-day pensions was not waged on strictly partisan grounds. In the House, Ohio Democrat Isaac R. Sherwood introduced one of the first dollar-a-day pension bills in late 1907. General Sherwood as he was called, in recognition of his Civil War rank, championed the legislation in multiple major speeches on the floor, urging its passage as \u201ca measure of patriotic justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An artifact from the political wrangling over pensions is now part of the permanent collection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/va-history-center\/\">National VA History Center<\/a> in Dayton, Ohio. The item is a small ribbon displaying the message: \u201cI endorse the $1 per day pension as recommended by the Departments of Ohio and Indiana G.A.R.\u201d The button attached to the ribbon features two American flags and the phrase \u201csaved by the boys of \u201961-65.\u201d The back of the ribbon bears the signature of <a href=\"https:\/\/bioguide.congress.gov\/search\/bio\/C000490\" rel=\"noopener\">Horatio C. Claypool<\/a>, a Democratic judge who ran for the seat in Ohio\u2019s eleventh Congressional district in the 1910 mid-term elections.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image115748_81e474-63.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image115748_81e474-63 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:250px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_81e474-63.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image115748_81e474-63 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image115748_81e474-63 figure{max-width:250px;}.kb-image115748_81e474-63 .image-is-svg, .kb-image115748_81e474-63 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image115748_81e474-63 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image115748_81e474-63\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png?resize=1050,1400\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png?resize=1050,1400\" alt=\"Horatio Claypool\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-115745\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201500%202000%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271500%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png?resize=450,600 450w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png?resize=1050,1400 1050w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Claypool.png 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Photo of Horatio Claypool, first-time Democratic candidate from Ohio who won election to the House in 1910 with the help of the soldiers\u2019 vote. His signature below is from the back of the \u201c$1 per day pension\u201d ribbon. (Library of Congress; VA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the campaign trail, Claypool presented himself as a friend of the Veteran and he backed the Sherwood bill.\u00a0Sherwood, in turn, sought to bolster Claypool\u2019s electoral prospects by blanketing the judge\u2019s district with circulars accusing the Republican incumbent of opposing Veteran-friendly legislation. Sherwood\u2019s supporters credited him with delivering the \u201cold soldier vote\u201d to Claypool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claypool won the seat as part of a broad Democratic victory that handed the party control of the House for the first time since 1895. In 1912, Congress ended the impasse over the dollar-a-day pensions by approving a new benefits bill on a bipartisan vote. The bill is often called the Sherwood Act, although it did not deliver on everything the Ohio lawmaker wanted. The compromise measure determined pension payments on a sliding scale based on age and length of service. The dollar-a-day rate was reserved for two classes of Civil War Veterans: men 75 years or older who had served for at least two years and individuals with service-connected disabilities that left them unfit for manual labor. The law also granted the same amount to any surviving Veteran of the 1846-48 Mexican War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sherwood Act was the last major piece of Civil War pension legislation before World War I. The issue itself lost its political salience as the GAR declined in size and influence with the passing of the Civil War generation. After the United States entered the Great War in 1917, Republicans and Democrats were far more concerned with creating an equitable <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/081-wwi-insurance-certificate\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"115445\">benefits system<\/a> for the new cohort of Veterans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1866 as fraternal organization for Union Veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) embraced a new mission in the 1880s: political activism. The GAR formed a pension committee in 1881 for the express purpose of lobbying Congress for more generous pension benefits. <\/p>\n<p>An artifact from the political wrangling over pensions is now part of the permanent collection of the National VA History Center in Dayton, Ohio. The item is a small pension ribbon displaying the message: \u201cI endorse the $1 per day pension as recommended by the Departments of Ohio and Indiana G.A.R.\u201d The button attached to the ribbon features two American flags and the phrase \u201csaved by the boys of \u201961-65.\u201d The back of the ribbon bears the signature of Horatio C. Claypool, a Democratic judge who ran for the seat in Ohio\u2019s eleventh Congressional district in the 1910 mid-term elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27,93,108,89,91,32],"class_list":["post-115748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-100-objects","tag-civil-war","tag-mexican-american-war","tag-pension-bureau","tag-veteran-service-organization","tag-veterans-benefits","tag-world-war-i"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/085-pension-ribbon\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Object 85: Congressman Claypool\u2019s &#8220;$1 Per Day Pension&#8221; Ribbon","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/085-pension-ribbon\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/085-pension-ribbon\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?w=232","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/085-Pension-ribbon.png"},"articleSection":"History of VA in 100 Objects","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"}],"creator":["Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA History","logo":""},"keywords":["civil war","mexican-american war","pension bureau","veteran service organization","veterans benefits","world war i"],"dateCreated":"2024-12-11T17:08:10Z","datePublished":"2024-12-11T17:08:10Z","dateModified":"2026-03-04T22:29:01Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Object 85: Congressman Claypool\\u2019s &#8220;$1 Per Day Pension&#8221; Ribbon\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/085-pension-ribbon\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/085-pension-ribbon\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/085-Pension-ribbon.png?w=232\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/085-Pension-ribbon.png\"},\"articleSection\":\"History of VA in 100 Objects\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"}],\"creator\":[\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"VA History\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"civil war\",\"mexican-american war\",\"pension bureau\",\"veteran service organization\",\"veterans benefits\",\"world war i\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2024-12-11T17:08:10Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-11T17:08:10Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T22:29:01Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/department.va.gov\/p.js"},"meta_box":{"external_links":"0","endorsement":"0","subheading":"","featured_image_alt_text":"Pension ribbon campaigning for the dollar a day legislation.","byline":"Gage Huey, Museum Collections Manager, National VA History Center, and Jeffrey Seiken, PhD, Historian, Veterans Benefits Administration","author_title":"","external_source":"","external_source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115748"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115751,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115748\/revisions\/115751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}