What I am trying to do is make it possible for these men and women who are in the Guard and Reserve units to return home to their children, their families, their wives, their mothers, their fathers, their jobs, their communities. Communities have been hit hard in this country. Communities have been hit hard in West Virginia. These men and women answered the call. They have served well. They have demonstrated great courage, bravery, and patriotism. Why should we not keep our word to these people? Why should we not be up front with them?
Cord Byrd: “What I am trying to do is make it possible for these men and women who are in the Guard and Reserve units to return home…”
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Addressing the needs of Guard and Reserve members returning home.
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