Our National Guard: Too High a Price

July 9, 2008 – Veterans for America (VFA) releases the first of its findings on the impact of the Iraq war on our National Guard troops and their families.

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Veterans for America has worked with Guard members and their families across the country as they bravely cope with long and often repeated mobilizations. VFA is deeply concerned that:

· Between now and the end of President George W. Bush’s term in office, almost half of the Soldiers who are scheduled to deploy to Iraq will come from the National Guard.

· More than half of the Army National Guard combat units deploying to Iraq in this timeframe will be on their second tour.

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Will Our Presidential Candidates Demand A Stop To “Stop-Loss”?

By Bobby Muller

When men and women in our country join the military, we enter into a sacred contract with them that obliges us honor their willingness to serve and sacrifice – end of story.

One of the most egregious violations of this mutual trust is something called “stop loss” – a very disturbing practice by which our men and women in uniform are forced to continue to serve in the military, after they had expected that they could leave.

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