“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ” – Thomas Jefferson
At SU4S we couldn’t help but notice that the Pentagon is proposing a reduction in the size of the U.S. Army to its smallest manpower since before WWII and scrapping a class of Air Force jets. Don’t get us wrong we believe in realistic budgets and good old fashioned common sense and we ofcourse expect the same from our leadership in Washington.
- A reduction to 450,000 would be the Army’s smallest size since 1940, before the United States entered World War Two, when it counted a troop strength of 267,767, according to Army figures. The Army’s previous post-World War Two low was 479,426 in 1999.
Since September 11th, 2001 over 6,650 have paid the ultimate sacrifice, including 81 Naval Special Warfare community members. Each one of these men and women is someone’s child, many of them are brothers or sisters, even more are parents, and all of them are heroes. Get in the fight today on behalf of the families that are left behind, to honor the fallen, and prove that no one will be forgotten. Signup for the 2014 Memorial Day event or raise money on your own. Any amount is helpful! Donations as small as $5 will go towards tragedy assistance, educational programs and legacy activities. To learn more about these associations you can visit http://oneteamonefight.org.
