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07-22-2007, 04:54 PM
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| Congressional Representative   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Dreamin
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 |  Reservist Fighting Fifth War Call-Up Reservist Fighting Fifth War Call-Up The 26-year-old Port St. Lucie man has been ordered to report to Fort Jackson, S.C., on July 15 for his fifth deployment. And that has compelled Botta, a first-generation American who counts himself a quiet patriot, to do something he never thought he'd do: sue the Army. "I'm proud of my service," he said. "I never wanted it to end like this." Nearly seven years into his eight-year commitment to the reserves, the personal costs are higher for Botta. He could lose his home. His job at Sikorsky, working on the Black Hawk military helicopter, could be on the line. He's halfway to his electrical engineering degree, planning a career in defense work, but his professors say he'll suffer a significant setback if he is deployed. He doesn't mention the danger another deployment would bring, but his wife and parents do." What has our military become in that it has to call a reservist to a 5th tour of duty? Botta has a right to move on with his life as he has already put himself in harms way four times. Not One More Death! Not One More Dollar! Bring Them Home Now! BringThemHomeNow.org Live the Light, Give the Light, Bring Heaven to Earth Every Day! http://youtube.com/watch?v=jBcwAJZGX...=john%20denver The ancient Greeks used to say, "You shall know a man by the friends that he keeps." Given the nature of his friends and advisors, what are we to conclude about George W. Bush: Stop the madness before us it stops! Σταματήστε την τρέλα προτού να μας σταματήσεϊ Greek | |||||||||||||||||||||
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07-23-2007, 09:09 AM
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| Who's fault is that? It's not the Army's fault he signed the contract. Godbless, Tadpole. “I am a Republican. I\'m loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline.” -John McCain "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible." -Jamie Raskin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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07-23-2007, 12:40 PM
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| Congressional Representative  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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A fifth tour!?!?! That is way beyond the call of duty. The armed services are so inefficient. My nephew was supposed to be discharged from the Marines 8 months ago (when his enlistment was up). He's STILL waiting on his papers and still having to live in Japan while he's waiting. It's ridiculous!!! He wants to get on with his life, yet he's still stuck in Japan!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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