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Originally Posted by Superbelt
When the army decides that hundreds of Marines lives is not worth expensive, but proper armor..
WHO IS IT THAT SUPPORTS OUR TROOPS AGAIN?
I know it sure as hell isn't the asshats that slap a $1 yellow magnet on their gas guzzling SUV.
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What does the army have to do with equipment for Marines?
And my son, who is an OIF veteran told me that he often removed the plates from his flack jacket. More plates wouldn't have been much help in that case. He also enjoys the fact that I have those yellow magnets and window decals that say "My son defends our freedom" with the big Eagle Globe and Anchor on my gas guzzling SUV. He says Marine parents are "ate up like that". He also says that support for the troops does not come from the media that publishes stories like this one that may or not be factual instead of the stories of the good things that our troops have done.
People seem to be more interested in stories where the New York Times apparently has access to "secret military studies" than any of the accounts of the men and women that are serving there.