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What a pervision of honesty and Honor. When I joined the Army in 1966 I was promised free health care for life as payment for my sacrifice. I was single, 19 years old and in perfect health so I was not impressed. I left the Army in 1969 after my three year commitment to live proud and free in America. Well as time went by, I fell in love married my wife of 40 years and soon we had our first of two Children. That was our first experience of needing health insurance. After much thought we decided that being in the military with a lifetime of free health coverage would be well worth the inconvenience that comes with moving every few years and the low pay of the Military. By the time I retired in 1988 I had already lost any health care for my eyes, teeth and hearing for both of us. Then came the Tri-care system.
Then along came the McCain Health Care Plan. His plan is not a loss of another piece of coverage or even a simple increase in cost of our FREE healthe care. With his proposed plan,we will eithther give up a major portion of our retirement plans or live without any health care coverage. Ask anyone thatpaysfor their insurance coverage if they can get a good plan for two folks over 60 for 5000 dollars. If I would not have been lied to, I would have stayed in the civilian sector and made 40 years worth of deposits for this plan that may very well break us many other retired Military Soldiers.