http://www.americablog.com/2007/10/national-guard-troops-denied-benefits.html
Thursday, October 11, 2007
National Guard Troops Denied Benefits After Longest Deployment Of Iraq
War
by John Aravosis (DC)
UPDATE:
Read the end of this article.
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2007/10/10/news/top_story/fd48419e3193f22986257370004c5a71.txt
The military appears to be kind of claiming that they've fixed the
problem, but it sounds like they're claiming it will be fixed, but it
may not be fixed yet.
It doesn't read like they're 100% being honest.
Oh my God.
The Bush administration sent these guys to fight for 729 days instead
of 730 days, because had they been sent for 730 days they'd have
gotten education benefits.
My God.
Okay, Democrats, you've been handed another opportunity to blow up in
the GOP's face their lack of respect for our troops.
Let's see what you do with this.
From WCSH6.com, Minnesota:
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=71741
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.
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.
Apparently they screwed Iowans too.
http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=8AC0350D-BEC4-B8A8-8F7F23EF1A8D1D96
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More phony soldiers, eh, you fat-assed, chickenhawk junkie?
Harry
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