daredelvis
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From the people who brought you “Pay back that enlistment bonus if you no longer have two hands, two eyes, and two feet.†we now have “While you are at it, can you get the check? It would really help out the war effort.â€.
http://salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/27/walter_reed/index.html
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From the Salon Story
“But here's how the new rules drain hundreds of dollars a month from the pockets of soldiers: Enlisted soldiers get an extra $267.18 every month in their paychecks for food. So before this month, all soldiers at Walter Reed got free food at the chow hall and extra cash. Soldiers say they received that extra food money while they were serving in Iraq, too, and they just let their families spend it on groceries. Now, though, the outpatient soldiers forced to buy meals at Walter Reed say they could spend around $15 a day if they eat three square meals at the dining hall -- about $3 for breakfast and around $6 each for lunch and dinner. That adds up to $450 a month, $183 more than soldiers' food allowance from the military. (The situation is even worse for officers, who get only $183.99 extra each month for a food allowance.) The soldiers at Walter Reed point out that that they don't have the option of eating at home to save money because they are stuck at the hospital. Vandrey said spending $6 for lunch and dinner sounds excessive. "I eat breakfast and lunch there every day and I never spend more than $5 a meal," he said.“
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Inpatient solders at Walter Reed now get free meals. These rules apply to outpatients that are there for more than 90 days. These are quite often seriously injured individuals that are kept at nearby hotels.
What the heck is going on that stories like this keep coming out? These guys and their families have sacrificed so much for this country and we are still nickel and diming them.
Everyone go home and put one of those little yellow ribbon stickers, er I mean magnets, on your truck. Show the soldiers the sacrifice we on the home front are willing to make for them.
I should stop now. Dissent only makes the terrorists and the insurgents stronger.
Daredelvis
http://salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/27/walter_reed/index.html
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From the Salon Story
“But here's how the new rules drain hundreds of dollars a month from the pockets of soldiers: Enlisted soldiers get an extra $267.18 every month in their paychecks for food. So before this month, all soldiers at Walter Reed got free food at the chow hall and extra cash. Soldiers say they received that extra food money while they were serving in Iraq, too, and they just let their families spend it on groceries. Now, though, the outpatient soldiers forced to buy meals at Walter Reed say they could spend around $15 a day if they eat three square meals at the dining hall -- about $3 for breakfast and around $6 each for lunch and dinner. That adds up to $450 a month, $183 more than soldiers' food allowance from the military. (The situation is even worse for officers, who get only $183.99 extra each month for a food allowance.) The soldiers at Walter Reed point out that that they don't have the option of eating at home to save money because they are stuck at the hospital. Vandrey said spending $6 for lunch and dinner sounds excessive. "I eat breakfast and lunch there every day and I never spend more than $5 a meal," he said.“
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Inpatient solders at Walter Reed now get free meals. These rules apply to outpatients that are there for more than 90 days. These are quite often seriously injured individuals that are kept at nearby hotels.
What the heck is going on that stories like this keep coming out? These guys and their families have sacrificed so much for this country and we are still nickel and diming them.
Everyone go home and put one of those little yellow ribbon stickers, er I mean magnets, on your truck. Show the soldiers the sacrifice we on the home front are willing to make for them.
I should stop now. Dissent only makes the terrorists and the insurgents stronger.
Daredelvis
