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You probably won't be that surprised to read about the things that Josh and Rachel witnessed -- we've been telling you about the outrageous behavior of KBR and Blackwater for a while now, as well as the neglect with which the VA has treated our troops. But this story has been so buried in the media that the average American doesn't realize how widespread and severe the negligence really is. In fact, Rachel has been pressured into keeping her story out of the media. Josh and Rachel's stories give us the opportunity to make the egrigious actions of these contractors accessible and available to everyone -- not in the form of a dissociated news story, but in the words of former soldiers who saw it with their own eyes. I hope you'll invite your friends and family to read these young soldiers' stories as well; fill out the form below to pass it on.

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Message (Feel free to add you own personal comments)	Does this sound like the way that the brave men and women who are fighting for our country's security should be treated? "In Camp Ar Ramadi, we often ran out of water. When our water tanks ran out, we were told we'd have to wait for KBR to come and empty out the bad water and refill our non-potable water. Some days the water smelled like sulfur, other days it smelled like straight sewage. They told us to make sure we kept our mouths closed in the showers when we complained about the smell. I can't count the number of days I left the showers feeling dirtier than when I went in and many others shared those feelings. I know many soldiers used the water for brushing their teeth or shaving and others even used it for coffee and hot chocolate." I don't think so, and neither does Rachel, the former soldier who provided this first hand account of the lack of real support given to our troops by unaccountable private contractors like KBR and Blackwater. She's sharing her moving and provocative story in a 5 part blog series next week. The series starts on Monday, and you can read it here: http://www.progressivefuture.org/blog?id4=TAFsent
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