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BuffaloJack
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
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 Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:50 pm Post subject: Army cuts off pay for WWII Alaska militia veterans |
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| Quote: | Army cuts off pay for WWII Alaska militia veterans
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The Army has decided to cut off retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native militia formed to guard the territory of Alaska from the threat of Japanese attack during World War II.
The change means 26 surviving members of the Alaska Territorial Guard—most in their 80s and long retired—will lose as much as $557 in monthly retirement pay, a state veterans officer said Thursday. The payments end Feb. 1 ...
http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_11531148 |
I can't think of a greater insult to veterans everywhere than this single act of trivialization and penny-pinching.
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dusty
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Location: East Texas
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| Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hope the gov. steps in and picks up the slack.
Be a really good move for 2012.
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zinfella
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Location: Mesa, Az
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I don't know if Alaska can swing that considering their current money problems. I think the hope now is that Congress will quickly resolve the issue in favor of the surviving 26.
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TEWSPilot
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Location: Kansas (Transplanted Texan)
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| Look on the bright side, since they are most likely NOT "white construction workers" or "white professionals", they instantly qualify for government contracts to build roads and bridges and other infrastructure under the Robert RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIST Reich selection criteria for new "stimulus" grants. |
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