N.J. Guard families told of extension (Anger and Disappointment)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDU4MzUzJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg==

Family members of New Jersey soldiers who will be staying four months longer than expected in Iraq voiced their anger and disappointment to state officials, including Governor Corzine, who met with them Saturday.

The extension, announced Thursday, will affect 159 members of the New Jersey Army National Guard currently in Iraq; 148 of the soldiers are New Jersey residents; the rest are from Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania.

One of the biggest complaints from frustrated relatives during the meeting at the West Orange armory was that soldiers in Iraq learned of the extension either through the media or through family members, who were alerted Thursday.

"I spoke to my son this morning and he said, 'Mom, we don't know nothing. These are just rumors. I'm coming home in March,' " said Rosa Rosado, 42, of Newark, whose son Joseph Rosado, 24, is serving in Iraq. "Just to think, he has to go four more months and put his life on the line, and they are not even letting him know."

[JohnnyLib2]

1. KY too, see Roland99's earlier post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view

How many more? Where?

[NJCher]

2. Saw it on TV last night

It was terribly sad, listening to the families of these people voicing their sadness, disappointment, anger, and confusion.

One woman who looked like a grandmother just broke down and cried.

Imagine how you would feel if your loved one had made it this far and was almost home--and then to be told this. Congress must act fast to save these guardsmen and women from going back.



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