packerbacker
Gold Member
This is just the most recent slap in our military's face.
A Missouri family is looking for support after a soldier from Springfield was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, just two weeks away from returning home to the Ozarks. Special Agent Joseph Peters, 24, was the first CID Agent to be killed in the war on terror. He leaves behind his wife, Ashley, and 20-month-old son, Gabriel.
Normally his family would receive $100,000 from the military within 36 hours to help pay for immediate needs. But the Pentagon says during the shutdown it cannot give financial assistance to relatives of service members killed in combat.
Military death benefits enable grieving family members to travel to Dover Air Force Base to greet their loved one’s flag-draped casket returning from overseas. The money also helps them pay for the funeral.
But for the Peters family, the money simply isn’t there because Congress is still fighting over how to fund the government.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I don't care if it's 100% the fault of the Republicans....where are a$$hole's Executive Orders now? He sure throws them around when it comes to gun control but could care less about the people he sends to war. If I were to be awarded the Medal of Honor I would refuse to have this puke of a man place it around my neck. Leaving our men stranded in Benghazi should have shown this country how he feels along with Hillary and the rest of his gang.
A Missouri family is looking for support after a soldier from Springfield was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, just two weeks away from returning home to the Ozarks. Special Agent Joseph Peters, 24, was the first CID Agent to be killed in the war on terror. He leaves behind his wife, Ashley, and 20-month-old son, Gabriel.
Normally his family would receive $100,000 from the military within 36 hours to help pay for immediate needs. But the Pentagon says during the shutdown it cannot give financial assistance to relatives of service members killed in combat.
Military death benefits enable grieving family members to travel to Dover Air Force Base to greet their loved one’s flag-draped casket returning from overseas. The money also helps them pay for the funeral.
But for the Peters family, the money simply isn’t there because Congress is still fighting over how to fund the government.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I don't care if it's 100% the fault of the Republicans....where are a$$hole's Executive Orders now? He sure throws them around when it comes to gun control but could care less about the people he sends to war. If I were to be awarded the Medal of Honor I would refuse to have this puke of a man place it around my neck. Leaving our men stranded in Benghazi should have shown this country how he feels along with Hillary and the rest of his gang.