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  • MN soldiers still waiting for promised bonus pay

    02/03/2010 11:39:55 AM PST · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 12 replies · 620+ views
    KSTP.com ^ | 2/2/10 | Tom Hauser
    Three years after returning from Iraq, Minnesota soldiers are still waiting for bonus pay promised to them by the government. The money is caught in a bureaucratic mess. In 2005, 2,500 Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers deployed to Iraq. It became the longest deployment of any infantry unit since World War II. In 2007, after 22 months on active duty and 16 months in Iraq, the "Red Bull" 34th Infantry Brigade returned home with a promise from the federal government. They would receive bonus pay for their long service. Col. Bill Lieder with the Minnesota National Guard said, "It's really...