Posted on 10/08/2013 11:26:18 AM PDT by Lacey
At least five families of U.S. military members killed during in Afghanistan over the weekend were given a double-whammy by federal officials: Not only have your loved ones died, but due to the government shutdown, you wont receive a death benefit.
The benefit is $100,000 and is wired to family members of the killed military member within 36 hours of the death. The so-called death gratuity is aimed at paying for funeral costs and to help with those living expenses normally covered by the soldiers paycheck.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Let’s take OUR COUNTRY back!!!!!!!! Someone needs to issue the call and we need to muster.
But the Congressional gym and Camp David golf course is open????? Obama is a national disgrace!!
Where's McCain? He's been awfully quiet sense the WW2 Memorial closing (every cloud has a silver lining). I'm even more disgusted with him for not defending the vets than I was. Just when it seemed that he hit rock bottom, he finds another way to insult conservatives who love the US....this time by his silence
Fraud, pure and simple - soldiers pay for SGLI (a nominal amount, but a payment nonetheless).
hussein’s war on America. Evil personified.
Ret. SCPO wife
Our commissary is closed due to NON shutdown. Cause if you get paid that is not truly a shut down it is a second paid vacation,and they have to pay income taxes on it LOL.
Hey, they get a folded flag; what more could they want??? /s
“...given a double-whammy by federal officials:...”
and just who are these federal officials - name them??
Democrats are evil. Plain evil. Lilly-livered repubs are just as bad.
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