Nov 30 2004
Is this fair?
Average compensation paid to families of civilians killed on September 11, 2001: $3,100,000
Average compensation paid to families of firefighters killed on September 11, 2001: $4,200,000
One-time benefit paid to the family of a fallen American soldier: $12,000
Our soldiers are being killed on a daily basis, but most of us seem to feel little personal connection with them. If we did, their widows and families would be better compensated. Our idea of “supporting the troops” is to stick magnetic yellow ribbons on our cars. Those Americans who do not serve or do not have family serving are disconnected from our all-volunteer forces and their families.
Read Caring for Those Left Behind.
Number of American troops killed in Iraq through November 29, 2004: 1,249.
