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Reply #8: To add to this, they had black out the other day because they lost a couple of guys. [View All]

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glowing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 08:21 AM
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8. To add to this, they had black out the other day because they lost a couple of guys.
And they are based in Kuwait. They did a blackout so that the "family's wouldn't find out bad news from the news"... One of the guys died from and accident where the vehicle rolled over. The army is fighting to pay the family his insurance benefits because he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. Do you realize how many of them don't wear their seatbelt. They don't so they can jump out fast for return fire or in case of an explosion. Needless to say I think the blackout is on that information.. that the grieving widow and children will not recieve the insurance benefits because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.. AND I believe they are asking for the bonus money back as well. If this is supporting our troops, I'd say its rather shitty support.
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