*** “ THE IDIOT! AND THE AIRMEN” ***

[George W. (gfwjr) "Oath-Keeper"]

Greetings Everyone,

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Received this in an email, from an online friend, who asked that I help share, forward the letter below, that was written by one of the millions of our hero’s (past and) presently serving in our armed forces.

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It is my opinion that the editorial written by an ignorant, unknowledgeable, disrespectful, and ungrateful person named Cindy Williams.

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Prehaps it would have been better if she wrote about the pay raises that our House of Representatives gave themselves? Prehaps she should have pointed out that they never put themselves in harms way on our behalf, as hired employes they rarely do as we instruct them to. Prehaps she should have pointed out all of the benefits that they enjoy, some of which, like the annial pay raises that THEY decided to give themselves and not We The People? Prehaps Ms. Williams should disclose what she is being paid to put down and degrade our U.S. Armed Forces personnel? Prehaps Ms. Williams should take a moment and think why she has the FREEDOM to write such trash?

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The Airmens letter with exception to red and blue color that I have added, and some font size increases, is word per word what he wrote.

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George W. (gfwjr)

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Subject: An Airman’s Letter…
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This Cindy Williams IS NOT the "Laverne & Shirley" Cindy Williams. She is a Assistant Director for National Security in the Congressional Budget Office......
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Military Pay:
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This is an Airman's response to Cindy Williams' editorial piece in the Washington Times about MILITARY PAY, it should be printed in all newspapers across America
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Ms. Cindy Williams wrote a piece for the Washington Times, denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service members' way this year citing that she stated 13% wage increase was more than they deserve.
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A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article below. He ought to get a bonus, (and a metal) for this.

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Airmen’s Letter:
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"Ms Williams: I just had the pleasure of reading your column, "Our GIs earn enough" and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted overpayment is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every month between DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank account. Checking my latest earnings statement I see that I make $1,117.80 before taxes per month. After taxes, I take home $874.20. When I run that through the calculator, I come up with an annual salary of $13,413.60 before taxes, and $10,490.40, after.
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I work in the Air Force Network Control Center where I am part of the team responsible for a 5,000 host computer network I am involved with infrastructure segments, specifically with Cisco Systems equipment. A quick check under jobs For Network Technicians in the Washington , D.C. Area reveals a position in my career field, requiring three years experience with my job. Amazingly, this job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year. No, this job is being offered at $70,000 to $80,000 per annum........... I'm sure you can draw the obvious conclusions.
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Given the tenor of your column, I would assume that you NEVER had the pleasure of serving your country in her armed forces. Before you take it upon yourself to once more castigate congressional and DOD leadership for attempting to get the families in the military's lowest pay brackets off of WIC and food stamps, I suggest that you join a group of deploying soldiers headed for AFGHANISTAN ; I leave the choice of service branch up to you. Whatever choice you make, though, opt for the SIX month rotation: it will guarantee you the longest possible time away from your family and friends, thus giving you full "deployment experience."
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As your group prepares to board the plane, make sure to note the spouses and children who are saying good-bye to their loved ones. Also take care to note that several families are still unsure of how they'll be able to make ends meet while the primary breadwinner is gone obviously they've been squandering the "vast" piles of cash the government has been giving them.
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Try to deploy over a major holiday; Christmas and Thanksgiving are perennial favorites.. And when you're actually over there, sitting in a foxhole, shivering against the cold desert night; and the flight sergeant tells you that there aren't enough people on shift to relieve you for chow, remember this: trade whatever MRE (meal-ready- to-eat) you manage to get for the tuna noodle casserole or cheese tortellini, and add Tabasco to everything. This gives some flavor.
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Talk to your loved ones as often as you are permitted; it won't nearly be long enough or often enough, but take what you can get and be thankful for it. You may have picked up on the fact that I disagree with most of the points you present in your opened piece.
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But, tomorrow from KABUL , I will defend to the death your right to say it.
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You see, I am an American fighting man, a guarantor of your First Amendment rights and every other right you cherish. On a daily basis, my brother and sister soldiers worldwide ensure that you and people like you can thumb your collective nose at us, all on a salary that is nothing short of pitiful and under conditions that would make most people cringe. We hemorrhage our best and brightest into the private sector because we can't offer the stability and pay of civilian companies.
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And you, Ms. Williams, have the gall to say that we make more than we deserve? You can kiss my royal red a**!!!
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A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB AFNCC

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THANK YOU.