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No More Slots for Troops

Months ago we reported that the number of slots games addicts that were developing in our men and women overseas had gotten out of control. That the slots are their form of recreation over there and that the funds from those machines went to funding soldier’s recreation and entertainment while they were fighting for our country.

We said that we thought that our troops did more than enough for our country and that the slots should be removed as men and women were coming home worn torn and addicted to slots. Once over here, our government took a hands-off approach and left their spouses and loved ones to deal with the aftermath of the turmoil that these slots were causing.

However, one man is finally looking to do something about the slots addiction that has been developing. Rep. Lincoln Davis, a Democrat out of Tennessee, has filed a bill that would remove all slots from military bases overseas. He says that "If American men and women are willing to serve our country overseas we should not be dependent on them to pay for recreational activities they deserve. The risks are simply too high and too many to ask that of our soldiers."

Davis realized that a bill had to be submitted when he saw a story on CNN that featured Army Warrant Officer Aaron Walsh’s wife. She was telling the story about how her husband became addicted to the slots while he was overseas, and how they led to his being discharged from his post in the military and eventually his death.

Walsh made numerous attempts to kick the slots habit, but was unsuccessful. The military refused to assist Walsh with his slots addiction, and eventually he killed himself.

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