Once again CNN has turned to Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) as expert in the field of military experience.
Here is a quote from the current interview about National Guard soldiers returning and looking for employment:
“Before 9-11 National Guard units almost never deployed, didn’t go to combat, and for the most part you had one weekend a month and two weeks in the year. Now you have National Guard units which have been deployed three times for a year. They’re not weekend warriors, they are full-time warriors now.”
I believe Mr. Rieckhoff needs to look at the number of soldiers who were deployed during the Korean and Viet Nam conflicts and research what happened to the National Guard units in the 1940’s before he sells veterans of his father’s and grandfather’s era.
If you are going to speak with authority on a subject better know that subject. The soldiers who server in the National Guard need assistance in finding employment; this I agree with.
Don’t miss quote history in order to make yourself sound more important.
I have a number of other issues with IAVA, this Rieckhoff fella is number one on the list.
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