[2banana]

And a GI grunt who is killed in Iraq and Afghanistan - his wife gets $12,000 from the government for funeral expenses.

[HenryLeeII]

And a GI grunt who is killed in Iraq and Afghanistan - his wife gets $12,000 from the government for funeral expenses.

Exactly. And if I'm murdered today, how much does my wife get from the federal taxpayer, ahem, government? The 9/11 families that have been complaining about how little they're getting from my tax dollars should just shut up and be thankful they're getting anything. I'm sure its a minority of the families, and they're probably many of the same ones that are stalking the 9/11 Commission hearings and ranting about it all being Bush's fault.

Henry Lee II
"Leftists are crazed and violent people,
With the blood of millions on their hands.”

[dakine]

Don't know how a funeral expense is related to this story...I do know that military members are offered an inexpense policy called SGLI, or Serviceman's (could be servicemembers now) Group Life Insurance...

[TankerKC]

And a GI grunt who is killed in Iraq and Afghanistan - his wife gets $12,000 from the government for funeral expenses.

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) provides GIs with up to $250,000, depending upon what they select. Most folks I know have the full 250K.