When they came home from Iraq, 2,600 members of the Minnesota National Guard had been deployed longer than any other ground combat unit. The tour lasted 22 months and had been extended as part of President Bush's surge.But hey.. maybe somebody sent them a box of cookies or some shit. That makes everything a-okay!
Casco Bay Ford
1st Lt. Jon Anderson said he never expected to come home to this: A government refusing to pay education benefits he says he should have earned under the GI bill.
"It's pretty much a slap in the face," Anderson said. "I think it was a scheme to save money, personally. I think it was a leadership failure by the senior Washington leadership... once again failing the soldiers."
Anderson's orders, and the orders of 1,161 other Minnesota guard members, were written for 729 days.
Had they been written for 730 days, just one day more, the soldiers would receive those benefits to pay for school.
"Which would be allowing the soldiers an extra $500 to $800 a month," Anderson said.
And Jennifer thinks I don't "support the troops" because I'm vocal in my opposition to the most insane fucking travesty since Vietnam.
These are the people that the fucking loons put in power. God damn them.
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Amen to that!!! So to make them feel even more at home we should mock them, spit at them and call them Baby Killers right?? That's basically what Bush is doing. And they wonder why our soldiers are committing suicide at a phenomenal rate. What the hell have they to come home to? Our own government reneging on their promise for full and fare compensation for giving their lives to protect this country?? Why the hell would any person in their right mind join in the first place? It bogels the mind. What's next? My guess would be they tell these boys that they have to go back again."Your still a soldier son, you must do as your government tells you, even thought we will cheat and lie and leave you with nothing when we let you come home again." Fucking Bush Administration!!! Can you tell I'm mad? I have a great friend that has gone back for the 3rd damn time and leaving his young family to fend for themselves. Why???
Lynn
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