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Lifeafter70

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6. Yes I read that which makes this worse
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:47 PM
19 hrs ago

My point was the military has never been very good at taken care of our troops.

Edited to add: the postal service has never been responsible for military mail durring conflicts overseas. The military handles it themselves. The postal service only handles it stateside. All mail on the wrst cost is sent to an FPO in San Francisco and the military takes it from there. The east coast has a similar address. So it is still the military failing our troops.

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US troops going hungry? [View all] amerikat 20 hrs ago OP
You can post up to four paragraphs. niyad 20 hrs ago #1
Meanwhile Hegseth is gorging on lobster. jls4561 20 hrs ago #3
two paragraphs amerikat 20 hrs ago #2
This was how it was for some units in the Iraq war Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #4
Well now the mail doesn't work. LisaL 20 hrs ago #5
Yes I read that which makes this worse Lifeafter70 19 hrs ago #6
Hegseth doesn't give a shit vapor2 19 hrs ago #7
He probably (likely) tells them "MAN UP!" durablend 12 hrs ago #20
So, our troops are sent to war and starve when.......... sheshe2 19 hrs ago #8
It's the military that is not getting packages through Lifeafter70 19 hrs ago #9
I take issue with this article Lifeafter70 18 hrs ago #10
Pete Hegseth's Defense Department blew $22M on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims Norrrm 18 hrs ago #11
The 22 million for fancy food was just part of the story questionseverything 17 hrs ago #16
They could have at least bought dehydrated foods like Ilsa 17 hrs ago #17
Starve the troops, starve the civilians (by reducing EBT) and give the billionaires more money. Fil1957 18 hrs ago #12
His hero, Putin, treats his troops like sht Hassler 17 hrs ago #13
Trump is destroying our country Billsdaughter 17 hrs ago #19
Makes me sick. summer_in_TX 17 hrs ago #14
I just emailed my congressman, of course a Republican, tavernier 17 hrs ago #15
What is that dark grey rectangular food item? Ilsa 17 hrs ago #18
Hope they like mutinies. Crowman2009 11 hrs ago #21
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