[cripplecreek]

A good man taken down by the friends of Boehner.

[gorush]

[cripplecreek]

Bentivolio enlisted in the United States Army in November 1968 and served in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971 as an infantry rifleman. After a break in service, he later joined the Army National Guard in Michigan as a reservist and served for more than 20 years. Bentivolio was trained as an MLRS/HIMARS crewmember. He served on the home front during Operation Desert Storm and was deployed to Iraq in 2007 with an Artillery unit as a senior human resources sergeant performing combat convoy missions. He retired as a sergeant first class after a neck injury in 2008. Bentivolio’s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

[Paladin2]

Santa shoulda campaigned harder.

[Karl Spooner]

Trump talks about this, doesn’t he?

[cripplecreek]

Better story.

Former Congressman makes pit stop on trek to D.C., buys bike in Norwalk

Bentivolio said “it is not right” that veterans are not viewed as important as new immigrants who are streaming into the United States.

(Bentivolio was also very solid on immigration and border control)

[donozark]

One of the saddest events I've attended in my life is that of a WW-2 father, burying his Vietnam Veteran son. A parent should never have to bury a child. This seems to be occurring with great frequency throughout the land.

According to the Danang Harbor Study (BWN/VVA), Vietnam Veterans are dying 13 years earlier than their non-military contemporaries. 65 years old vs. 78 years old for WW-2 vets.