Dear Friends,
Tonight, another group of the Red Bulls will be coming home to Minnesota. Please join me and other members of our community to greet them with a warm welcome and a thank you for their service. The bus will be arriving at the Rosemount Community Center at approximately 7:00pm. I hope to see you there.
In recent days, several news reports revealed that 2,500 Minnesota National Guard soldiers, those who served the longest tour of duty of any unit in the Iraq war are still awaiting thousands of dollars in bonus pay that they were promised. Members of Minnesota’s “Red Bull” 34th Infantry Brigade, based in Rosemount, were promised the bonus pay in 2007 after 22 months on active duty and 16 months in Iraq.
Yesterday, I sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates urging him to break through the red tape that is delaying the bonus payments to these men and women. There is nothing more important to me than making sure we uphold our commitment to Minnesota’s veterans and active duty military members. They have made tremendous sacrifices on our behalf and the least we can do is honor our promises to them.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a great weekend!
