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Following is an email I just composed and sent to a network of friends. I offer it as a template to anyone here who may want to send out the word to their friends and family.

This must be stopped.

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I just read the following press release from the American Legion,
which represents veterans who have served when this country has been
at war.

news.yahoo.com

In order to save about $500 million, the Obama Administration is now
pushing to have treatment for battle wounds be billed to the private
insurance companies of service members.

This move will mostly affect service members who go to war as a result
of being activated for National Guard / Reserves or who are active
duty service members who have spouses (or are dependents of parents) who work in private industry or are self employed.

This new risk for private insurers will cause many service member
families to see their premiums skyrocket or coverage canceled - all
because they chose to serve their country. Group policies for
businesses will also be affected, providing employers an incentive to
not hire or fire anyone with a Guard / Reserve commitment or with a
spouse or a dependent son or daughter who has sworn an oath to protect
the country.

The policy makes no sense unless this administration intends to
economically penalize anyone willing to risk his/her life and limb
serving our country. Frankly, assessing such a penalty is amoral, sick
minded and twisted. It not only punishes the service member - it
punishes the service member’s family.

Given the trillions in entitlements and pork projects that this
administration has committed to in the last 50 days, it is hard to
imagine they need to break a commitment to those who have shed blood
for our country - all to save 500 million dollars.

Read the linked press release from the American Legion Commander who
met with Obama today and left the meeting outraged, calling the
proposal “unconscionable”.

Please pass word of this on.