I believe that its common knowledge that when the guard (weekend warriors) are deployed to Iraq, they take with them their peace time equipment which is not plated for actual combat. The enlisted soldier deployed in Iraq is generally assigned with equipment that is armor plated. Often both groups are doing the same job, receiving different pay scales and subjected to the same certain death in performing their assignments. This story as we have both read will continue to be spun, and spun to protect the military. I could be wrong, but I also understand that these NG soldiers will be offered general discharges as punishment. Only time will tell. W In a message dated 10/16/04 7:52:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< My brother may be in a "safer" area, but he said they have still been shot at while on the road. The humve he was travelling in has broken down. When he was home on R&R last month he said the strangest thing was not having his weapon with him. >>
