Denying Guard Troops Benefits Is Shameful

Recent revelations that America's longest serving National Guard troops in Iraq are being denied educational benefits earned because of a technicality is shameful. 2,600 members of the Minnesota National Guard served 22 months in Iraq as part of " the surge." Now they are being denied benefits becuase their orders were written for 729 days.. and not 730 days ( 2 years) .

That extra day would have given the guard troops an extra 500 to 800 dollars per month. This is scandalous. Let's give the troops that money... and cut off benefits to the beureaucrats that are denying them what should be their's.