Nimitz News

Patriots,

It seems like the "heavy artillery" is pitching in to correct this terrible injustice - GREAT! There is an estimated 27 million living Vets in this country. We ALL should be bombarding the Congress and the White House on this problem whether it effects you or not, or whether you were in combat or not. We owe to those Veterans that took a hit. The only thing that scares the hell out of these people in DC is "numbers" and we have a lot of numbers. By the grace of GOD I was not seriously wounded, but thousands upon thousands were. My two years at as Assault Boat Coxswain during landings in Korea resulted in no harm to myself, but I witnessed many killed and wounded on the beach. My one year in I-CORPS in NAM only resulted in a left thumb nearly blown off, but good Navy Docs sewed it back on with no major harm.

PASS THIS TO VERY VET YOU KNOW AND ASK FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE

Bill Paschall
USN (Retired)

[President Billy Thomas, Lt Gen, Army, Retired and President of USDR, wrote this letter and 50 General Officers have indorsed It. Contact: USDR President <ThomBilly@aol.com>
www.usdr.org
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July 9, 2009

George W. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

The fifty-two retired General Officers listed below represent more than One Thousand Five Hundred years of service to our nation. We are profoundly concerned that the United States is penalizing hundreds of thousands of
disabled military retirees, including many who are unemployable because of disability incurred in service to their country, and many who exist at or below the poverty level. The 107th Congress, in 2002, with overwhelming
majorities in both houses, passed legislation that would have ended the practice of requiring military retirees who receive VA disability compensation to forfeit an equal amount of their earned retirement pay. Sadly, because the White House did not support it, the Republican leadership in the House killed this legislation and substituted the Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC). CRSC covers less than five percent of disabled military retirees and then only if they apply and their application is approved by the Defense Department.

Again this year, the 108th Congress reintroduced this legislation for which there is strong bi-partisan support in both the House (HR 303) and the Senate (S. 392). Mr. President, a word from you would insure passage and enactment of this just, fair, and long overdue legislation. We urge you as Commander-in-Chief, to speak for the thousands of disabled GIs who faithfully served their country for an entire career, were disabled in service to their country and now find their retired pay taxed at a rate of 100% of their disability compensation. Many of our Noncommissioned
Officers, Warrant Officers and Officers who are disabled, must forfeit their entire retired pay and many live at a purely existence level with a monthly income below $2000, even though they served their country for an entire career in peace and war.

Mr. President, we ask for your personal support for the restoration of full retired pay to all disabled military retirees. Your voice as Commander-in-Chief will make all the difference to the nation's military retirees, today's GIs and tomorrow's Recruits. We respectfully request a meeting with you to discuss this issue further and its potential impact on future military preparedness.

Sincerely,

LTG Billy M. Thomas, USA, Ret.
2387 Spanish Oak Terrace
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 330-4818

General George Joulwan
US Army, Retired

General Leon E. Salomon
US Army, Retired

General John Tilelli
US Army, Retired

General William T.Tuttle, III
US Army, Retired

Lt Gen Benjamin N. Bellis
USAF, Retired

LTG August M. Cianciolo
US Army, Retired

LTG John Crosby
US Army, Retired

Lt Gen Dave Teal
USAF, Retired

LTG Vaughn O. Lang
US Army, Retired

LTG Clarence E. McKnight, Jr.
US Army, Retired

LTG Emmett Paige, Jr.
US Army, Retired

LTG Charles W. Brown
US Army Retired

LTG John T. Myers
US Army, Retired

LTG Bruce R. Harris
US Army, Retired

LTG Peter Kind
US Army, Retired

LTG Ronald V. Hite
US Army, Retired

LTG Patrick M. Hughes
US Army, Retired

LTG William G. Carter, III
US Army, Retired

LTG Jerry B. Hilmes
U.S. Army, Retired

LTG Julius W. Becton
US Army, Retired

LTG Tom Weinstein
US Army, Retired

LTG Alonzo E. Short
US Army, Retired

Lt Gen George D. Miller
USAF, Retired

LTG Thomas M. Montgomery
US Army, Retired

Lt Gen Winfield W. Scott, Jr.
USAF, Retired

LTG Ron Watts
US Army, Retired

Maj Gen William E. Jones
USAF, Retired

Maj Gen Patrick J Halloran
USAF, Retired

Maj Gen Bryan G. Hawley
USAF, Retired

MG Robert G. Lynn
US Army, Retired

MG Alan B. Salisbury
US Army, Retired

MG Ronald E. Brooks
US Army, Retired

Maj Gen Stanley C Beck
USAF, Retired

MG William A. Fitzgerald
US Army, Retired

MG Leo M. Childs
US Army, Retired

MG Fred F. Marty
US Army, Retired

MG Robert Nabors
US Army, Retired

MG Eugene C. Renzi
US Army, Retired

MG George H. Akin
US Army, Retired

MG Jerry Putman
US Army, Retired

MG Dave Gust
US Army, Retired

MG Tom Tait
US Army, Retired

BG Clarke M. Brintnall
US Army, Retired

Brig Gen H. E. (Ed) Robertson
USAF, Retired

Brig Gen William A. Tope
USAF, Retired

BG James R. Ralph, Jr.
US Army, Retired

Brig Gen Kenneth H. Bell
USAF, Retired

BG Robert Wynn
US Army, Retired

Brig Gen Don M. Hartung
USAF, Retired

Brig Gen Philip D. Caine
USAF, Retired

BG Anthony Trifiletti
US Army, Retired