I checked this out on "truth or fiction" and it is true, but the proposal was withdrawn after Senator Akaka, democratic chairman of the veteran affairs committee refused to let it out of the committee. The president then withdrew the plan.

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HERE IS HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE BACKED OFF FROM HIS DECISION TO LET THE MILITARY PAY FOR THEIR WAR INJURIES............SEND THIS TO EVERYONE TO SHOW JUST WHAT HE THINKS OF OUR MILITARY WHO FIGHT FOR OUR  COUNTRY AND GET HURT PROTECTING OUR FREEDOM!!!

Bad press, including major mockery of the plan by comedian Jon Stewart, led to  President Obama abandoning his proposal to require veterans carry private health  insurance to cover the estimated $540 million annual cost to the federal government  of treatment for injuries to military personnel received during their tours on active duty. The President admitted that he was puzzled by the magnitude of the opposition to his proposal.

"Look, it's an all volunteer force," Obama complained.. "Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted  the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice? It doesn't compute... "I thought these were people who were proud to sacrifice for their country,"  Obama continued. "I wasn't asking for blood, just money. With the country  facing the worst financial crisis in its history, I'd have thought that the patriotic  thing to do would be to try to help reduce the nation's deficit. I guess I underestimated the selfishness of some of my fellow Americans."

Please pass this on to every vet and their families whom you know.

To top this off..Pelosi and Obama expect us to give free health care to all the illegals!