their families to undue financial burdens thanks to to mismanagement from the California National Guard and rigid bureaucracy on the part of the Pentagon."

According to reports, nearly 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay bonuses upwards of $15,000 they received as incentive to enlist for military service during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The move by the California Guard came in response to a recent audit that revealed the Guard paid out larger bonuses than they were supposed to. Some veterans have been subject to interest charges and tax liens.

Clinton, whose statement hails the courage of the soldiers while blasting the "mismanagement" of the California Guard and the "rigid bureaucracy" of the Pentagon, called on Congress to act "swiftly" to pass legislation to remedy the issue.

"We shouldWhen I got back from the barn, I saw Ma down at the road. The mailbox is open, but she is kneeling in the gravel with her back turned to me. I don't have to see her face to know she's crying. Some things a son can sense.

Pa had been in the Great War but he didn't talk about it. When he left for town and didn't come back the next day, Ma was in a state. "Damn fools run off to war again!" she cursed, wailing and carrying on. I gave her a drink of Pa's whiskey to calm her nerves and helped her to bed. When I came back down from the barn at dinner, she was still sobbing in her room. Even had to make