A couple notes:
---> Most civilian hospitals make patients pay for meals also, whether they take them or not. It's a flat $8something a day
---> The Military is allowing these servicemembers two weeks of vacation during a war. They flew them to from Iraq to stateside (for most, Baltimore). If the servicemember chooses to go all the way home, they pay their own way. (DUH - we all pay for vacation trip costs don't we?????) There is nothing saying those servicemembers HAVE to go home - they could go stay in Baltimore, etc. Still beats Iraq, IMHO.
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