RE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
Thank you for birddogging this, I and I am sure many others appreciate the effort.
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Michael, None of this would have happened without your work! We will be forever grateful to you. Your work continues to be outstanding but this particular work may well stand out as your pinnacle...
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How many combat and medivac helicopters were left in or given to Iraq? Could many of them not have been transfered to Afghanistan?
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I sure am glad to see my Congressman, Joe Wilson's name on that letter.
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For those who say the hard work won't pay off, I would counter that it has indeed started. Now, we must redouble our efforts and quadruple the signers to this letter. Michael, thank you for all you...
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Man, warms my engineer heart to see the request for data. Assuming they don't duck the question, everything should become clear very rapidly. Unless they cook the numbers . . . Still, you can't use...
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
Great letter to panetta. Now we'll wait and see what kind of response it gets. At least these Reprosentatives grasp the problem.
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
annie, Actually, they don't grasp the problem/issue. The real issue is why the Army will not do something different/chang e their policies, such as remove the red crosses and let the birds that...
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
"These delays are apparently due to the dearth of attack helicopters to escort medical evacuation helicopters." Huh? ;-)
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
Kudos to these members of Congress for their efforts at preserving the lives of our men and women in uniform. If this leads to a needed shake-up among the brass, all the better. It would be...
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
My sincere congratulations to these Congressmen and Congresswomen. I am deeply grateful for their attention to this important issue. There is no question that issues of policy are interfering with the...
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FINALLY!!!! To:Micheal and all the folks who wrote replies and shared their viewpoints. We need this type of effort for the Mexican border. Great Job!
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
Kudos to these 17. You bet they know we're backing them up. Watch their backs.
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
Wow..17 politicians with spines...I'm "shocked and awed". To bad none of them are running for President of your great land... Good fight...
View ArticleThe Army won't change
for the SAME reason they hog ISR and CAS assets. Because once they get something they refuse to give it back. They dont care who dies because of it. The more stuff you have the bigger budget you get...
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Getting the red crosses off and putting guns on the medevacs will only solve part of the problem. The launch authority--the process and chain of command that gives the okay to launch--also needs to be...
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As long as we breed risk adverse in our corps it will be a cancer. As an O our corps is overrun with "leaders" that lead by the least risk. If they have a chance of getting burned they won't act. Its...
View ArticleMajor, USAF Ret.
I'm very happy to see my representative' s signature here - Rob Whitmann of VA. When are we going to see a similar letter signed by Senators? I've contacted both of mine and one, Jim Webb, is siding...
View ArticleInteresting column
Michael and readers: Saw this column and thought everyone here would find it quite interesting reading: http://armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030
View ArticleObama decimating Army?
MICHAEL, please advise re the Army has been given orders for 2-week stand down w/o pay with a 75,000 troop reduction, other branches to follow.
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
Interesting to see the names on here. Where are those who always use soldiers as props at election time? I agree with Heywood and others. A SMA worth a shit would have had this fixed already. There is...
View ArticleSome in Congress want answers, and some don't
Shortened by me: Dear Dr. Goldman, Thank you for your message regarding Army MEDEVAC helicopters. Ensuring the health and safety of our service members is a top priority for Senator Blumenthal. Senator...
View ArticleRE: 17 Members of Congress Want Answers on MEDEVAC
Thank you, Michael for following this story. I wrote my representative last week and asked him to also look in to this matter. I received a response yesterday and directed his Legislative Correspondent...
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