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American Civilian Contractors Should be Included in those who sacrafice in the Wars
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     As Americans, we all feel a sense of patriotism when it comes to our great country. The men and women who chose to go to Iraq and Afghanistan in a civilian capacity to serve our country are NOT included in the numbers when they tally the numbers of Deaths and Injured.  Why should they be excluded? 

     When a civilian contractor is killed or injured the American people are paying the bill. Survivor benefits, worker's compensation, funeral expenses, medical expenses etc are all paid for by the American people. While the multi-billion dollar private military companies like (DynCorp, KBR, Xe, etc.) sit back and continue to reap the benefits of the continued international conflicts.

     According to the Department of Labor between 9/1/2001 and 12/31/2011 the number of deaths of civilian contractors exceed 2958. Injured Contractors are over 44,000. http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/dbaallemployer.htm.

     If you know a civilian contractor who is currently employed, has been injured, has been killed please SIGN OUR PETITION.  Although many of these men and women who chose to serve our country in the civilian capacity are retired military personnel, they receive no acknowledgement of their sacrafices when they are injured or killed.  

      It is a dishonor for these men and women who have served our country to not be acknowledged and appropriately memorialized. Instead our Government wants to hide these brave men and women and EXCLUDE these losses in the numbers of Americans who have sacrificed. 

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards." ~ Theodore Roosevelt

 

 

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Include U.S Civilian Contractors in Deaths/Injured in Iraq & Afghanistan

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Dept. of State/ Dept of Justice/ Dept of Defense.

U.S Civilian Contractors must be included in Deaths/Injured in Iraq & Afghanistan

As Americans, we all feel a sense of patriotism when it comes to our great country. The men and women who chose to go to Iraq and Afghanistan in a civilian capacity to serve our country are NOT included in the numbers when they tally the numbers of Deaths and Injured. Why should they be included you may ask? Why should they be excluded I ask.

When a civilian contractor is killed or injured the American people are paying the bill. Survivor benefits, worker's compensation, funeral expenses, medical expenses etc are all paid for by the American people. While the multi-billion dollar private military companies like (DynCorp, KBR, Xe, etc.) sit back and continue to reap the benefits of the continued international conflicts.

If you know a civilian contractor who is currently employed, has been injured, has been killed please sign our petition. Although many of these men and women who chose to serve our country in the civilian capacity are retired military personnel, they receive no acknowldgement of their sacrafices when they are injured or killed.

Instead our Government wants to hide these brave men and women and not include these losses in the numbers of Americans who have sacraficed.

It is a dishonor for these men and women who have sacraficed to not be acknowledged and appropriately memorialized.

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards."
~ Theodore Roosevelt

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