Support those troops, you betcha
Soldiers sue over out-of-pocket costs
Members of the Massachusetts National Guard file what is thought to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit.
| By Sara Miller Llana | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor |
BOSTON – After 9/11, hundreds of thousands of America’s part-time soldiers answered the call to serve. Along the way, some have asked whether the costs they bear – from insufficient body armor to mounting debt for their families at home – is fair.
Now, Massachusetts National Guard soldiers are taking the question straight to the top. They have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming they are owed $73 million in food, lodging, and commuting expenses they paid out-of-pocket while activated under state orders to protect sites such as military bases and reservoirs from terrorist attacks.</i>
Hey now! We put those ribbons on our minivans! Damn ungrateful people you are…why do you hate America?
