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Us Military S Treatment Of Us Troops

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  1. 2003-05-27 May 27, 2003: Solider Killed Because He Has Given Away Body Armor to Unprotected Younger Colleague
  2. 2003-09-25 September 25, 2003: Pentagon Against Congress Increasing Pay for Deployed US Soldiers
  3. 2004-01-16 January 16, 2004: VA Department Cuts Benefits to Over 150,000 Veterans
  4. 2004-06-02 June 2, 2004: US Army Stop-Loss Forcibly Extends Soldier Deployments in Iraq
  5. 2004-06-13 June 13, 2004: Soldier in Unarmored Humvee Killed by IED
  6. October 2003: Sick or Wounded US Troops Held in Substandard Limbo for Months
  7. Summer 2003: White House Reluctant to Renew Imminent Danger Pay Increase for US Soldiers
  8. June 2003: White House Against Congress Increasing Gratuity for Families of Killed Soldiers
  9. (January 2003): Proposed Defense Budget Includes Low Caps for Some Troops
  10. April 2003 and later: Many US Troops Deployed to Iraq with Obsolete Body Armor
  11. March 2003 and After: Transport Vehicles for US Army in Iraq Not Prepared for Combat Zones
  12. March 2003 and later: US Soldiers in Iraq Forced to Retrofit Armored Vehicles on Their Own
  13. 1997: Report Concludes Use of Soft-Skinned Humvees in Somalia Put Troops at Risk ‘Needlessly’
  14. Summer 2003-March 2004: US Army Wants Soldiers to Use Sandbags to Fix Underarmed Transport Vehicles
  15. October 2003: Bullets Penetrate Some US Army Transport Vehicles in Iraq
  16. October 2003: Manufacturers of Fully Armored Vehicles for US Army in Iraq Not at Full Production
  17. October 2004: US Troops Still Waiting for Retrofitting of Their Supply Trucks
  18. Late October 2004: Some National Guard Units Sent to Iraq with Inadequate Ammo and Equipment
  19. (1990s): Only Half Requried Flare-Launching Systems Purchased for National Guard Helicopters
  20. (2003): National Guard Helicopters Sent to Iraq without Aircraft Survivability Equipment
  21. March 2003 and later: US National Guard Units in Iraq Are Less Equipped than US Army Units
  22. December 2004: US Soldier Injured in Iraq Billed by US Army
  23. Late October 2004: Republicans Shoot Down Trimming Tax Break for Rich to Pay for Military Construction