Do you agree with President Obama’s decision
– contrary to longstanding policy – to send condolence letters
to families of military service members who commit suicide or die
of an accident in a combat?
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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Question of the week: “Do you agree with President Obama’s decision – contrary to longstanding policy – to send condolence letters to families of military service members who commit suicide or die of an accident in a combat?” Yes: 9 No: 0
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Karen Anderson: “Yes. These service people are serving their country and would not be in the combat zone otherwise. Their families deserve condolences and recognition of the sacrifice of their loved one just as much as anyone else’s family.”
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Dave Appling: “Of course. I am a Soldier. These men and women, dead in the service of our nation, were my brothers and sisters in arms. They stood up when 99 1/2 percent of their countrymen did not. Some died from combat-zone accidents, the inevitable fortunes of war. Some took their own lives under constant stress beyond human endurance. Every one of them was a casualty of these bitter wars. Every one of them deserves our respect and gratitude. How dare we disrespect their sacrifice, and their loved ones’?”
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Bob Chidester: “Yes.”
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David Cohen: “Yes. These people died in the service of their country.”
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Dennis Kennedy: “Of course I do!”
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Julian Mancias: “Yes. A letter from the President, even under these circumstances, is a very special thing.”
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Henry Miller: “Most certainly. Expressing sympathy and offering condolences is appropriate regardless of the circumstances. And they in no way diminish the value of such letters received by families of those killed in action. And it won’t increase the national debt.”
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Jeff Nunes: “Yes. While I understand the longstanding policy, I think these servicemen and women, and their families, deserve these letters as a sign of respect and thanks from a President and a nation for their volunteer service.”
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Lisa Pampuch: “Yes.” Vote in
