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March 10th, 2008, 10:28 am · Post a Comment · posted by fsherman

But this quote in an article in this weekend’s Daily News really offended me. An unnamed Defense Department official, objecting to Sen. Jim Webb’s bill to boost veteran’s educational benefits, asked “Why would anybody stay for another deployment when they can go out on a four-year free ride?”

It’s fair to debate or disagree about the level of benefits veterans receive, but “free ride?” I think military veterans have pretty much paid for what they receive.

No wonder this guy wanted stay anonymous.

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