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In reply to the discussion: Navy Seal who allegedly shot Bin Laden says US military has abandoned him [View all]Burma Jones
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Navy Seal who allegedly shot Bin Laden says US military has abandoned him [View all]
alp227
Feb 2013
OP
I thought the very same thing. My goodness what is he complaining about. Everyone knows
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#78
He had to stop working because his has allot of back problems. Serious problems
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#103
I also come from a long line of veterans. My dad served in WWII, Korea and was
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#106
No. We don't all get to do an Audie Murphy, but grind out 20 and the bennies aren't bad.
sarge43
Feb 2013
#28
He has no proof that he was the one that killed Bin Laden and so what if he did? It was his job.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#57
The same for most Americans, you quit your 'job' and you lose your work benefits.
Sunlei
Feb 2013
#72
Anything that sheds light on this problem, experienced by so many, is a good thing.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2013
#2
He probably had to strike while the iron was hot, so to speak. After 3 years his
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#26
Their dog is pretty little too, and very short, tho not as much as a dachshund.
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#68
lol, reminds me how dachshunds all love to burrow under the blankets but not in the snow :)
Sunlei
Feb 2013
#73
My cousin was a Seal in the 1st Iraq war. He said, " we took out their mines (at sea),
Dustlawyer
Feb 2013
#95
He resigned. He didn't retire. There is no 'early retirement' provision for military benefits
Siwsan
Feb 2013
#4
Who is responsible for ruining the Veterans Job Bill that was in Congress last year? GOP.
DhhD
Feb 2013
#15
They would have let him sit at a desk and evaluate video games if he wanted.
bluedigger
Feb 2013
#18
Sorry! But welcome to the world MOST Americans live in, without military job security. nt
patrice
Feb 2013
#27
Twenty years does not even come close to retierment in the civilian world.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#60
Tell me about it & The days of lots of us keeping a job even 10 years are way LONG gone, so it
patrice
Feb 2013
#61
I've seen other guys quit the military and face this reality - 'Hey, where's gravy train?'
toby jo
Feb 2013
#30
Got that right. None of us asked him to enlist, & retirement at 20 is the perk dangled to keep him…
Journeyman
Feb 2013
#36
Siwsan posted: I'm actually a little surprised any of these SEALS are speaking about the raid
TexasProgresive
Feb 2013
#46
When you commit murder for hire for the biggest organized crime faction on the planet
jimlup
Feb 2013
#50
No--that's your truth. Are you suggesting the President committed a "wanton crime" ordering
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#71
Yes... it is really fairly simple if you are capable of seeing beyond the accepted propaganda.
jimlup
Feb 2013
#84
Book deal coming up, probably complete with phony NYT's Bestseller support for dishing on the
patrice
Feb 2013
#62
The guys on that raid obviously rate high on the list of targets for terrorists' revenge.
tclambert
Feb 2013
#67
If they all kept their mouths shut like they were supposed to, it wouldn't be a problem.
Incitatus
Feb 2013
#102
No--I don't think Special Forces guys are expected to keep doing it for
TwilightGardener
Feb 2013
#94
He should have hung in for three more years. Does he really think he deserves a bounty?
marble falls
Feb 2013
#96