Like several other people working at the mill, these two workers were discharged veterans of the Mormon Battalion.

Membership is open to all honorably discharged military veterans, current and discharged reservists, and National Guard or Coast Guard members.

It provides a tax credit for businesses to hire recently discharged unemployed veterans, and expands housing assistance for disabled veterans.

It provides incentives for businesses to hire recently discharged veterans and expands housing assistance for disabled veterans.

An 1894 law extended the same privilege to honorably discharged 5-year veterans of the Navy or Marine Corps.

A year later, President Harrison issued an Executive Order allowing honorably discharged veterans who were former Federal employees to be reinstated without time limit.

This act, amended shortly thereafter by the Deficiency Act of 1919 granted preference to all honorably discharged veterans, their widows, and the wives of injured veterans.