US combat troops in Iraq battle to defend savings

babsbunny

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Sat Nov-08-08 06:07 PM
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US combat troops in Iraq battle to defend savings

http://rawstory.com/news/afp/US_combat_troops_in_Iraq_battle_to__11082008.html

US Lieutenant Colonel Mark Grabski has been busy on the computer over the past few weeks -- not to follow the history-making presidential election but to check on his dwindling savings.

"I had a list of icons, my favourites, the funds that are working with Thrift savings programme. Every single day, their rates were just collapsing," said the officer posted at Camp Speicher, north of the Iraqi capital.

"Virtually, I've lost right now tens of thousand of dollars," said the 31-year-old who is in charge of criminal inspections of the base.

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Tangerine LaBamba

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Sat Nov-08-08 06:11 PM
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1. Just curious

Who did the Lt. Col. vote for in 2004?

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