At 02:55 PM Thursday 10/4/2007, Deborah Harrell wrote: >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...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...
I heard it yesterday on the news (somewhere other than Fox News) and they said that the people responsible were aware of the problem and trying to figure out what they could do to fix it. (I can't give any more details, as at the time I wasn't paying complete attention.) -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
