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To: wallcrawlr

Quite a few of the civvie contractors in Iraq had this same kind of thing happen to them. One guy’s wife informed him she was getting a divorce less than a month after he arrived (three kids, very nice new house).

I heard through the grapevine of several checking accounts being raided, and vaguely recall one instance of the house being sold without his knowledge. Some guys were so wiped out that they had to extend their time in Iraq to avoid complete bankruptcy.

I wouldn’t say it was “common”, but it did happen in all too many cases.


20 posted on 05/14/2007 4:45:17 PM PDT by angkor
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To: angkor; wallcrawlr
Having grown up in Fayettenam and now dating a girl living there, who's son was with the 2nd Marine Exp back in May 2003 visiting friends of Saddam, and now is in the US Army, the stories I personally know of just how terrible enlisted guys are screwed by wives and girlfriends is unbelievable.

My brother having served, my father and myself having served, we too, all 3 have gotten the t-shirt.

If anyone ever thinks soldiers don't deserve our respect, well, they've never sacrificed anything except for themselves.

Then again, their are some GI's that aren't too much to brag about neither.

23 posted on 05/14/2007 5:06:04 PM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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