Thank a Veteran and those that serve
By admin | May 25, 2007
With this weekend being Memorial Day weekend I thought I would make a quick shout out to thank all the men and women who have served our country or are currently serving our country throughout the world, thank you. My father is a Vietnam Veteran and both of my grandfathers served in World War II and I take great pride in knowing they served for us.
Currently President Bush wants to give a 3% pay raise to our men and women serving but Congress wants to give them a 3.5% pay increase. Why the discrepancy? Well, Bush feels that being paid $15,617 is compensation enough along with all the other benefits they receive. When military personnel are honorably discharged they receive many great benefits including money for college in the form of the GI Bill and are eligible for a home loan in the form of a VA Home Loan. This may be the case but when you give private companies the same increase I don’t think that is fair.
“Considering the sacrifices that our military families make, the Democratic proposal to provide the troops with the pay raise they deserve and an increase in benefits for the spouses they may leave behind is one small way that we can support our troops,” the leadership wrote in a joint letter to Mr. Bush.
I will say that the VA Loan program is one of the greatest benefits to military veterans. Those individuals who served our country proudly and had little time to build credit or save much for a down payment are then eligible for a competitive interest rate while having very little credit.
Take time to thank a veteran and to think about those that are currently engaged in combat.
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