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rding to a survey by The Gallup Poll, the American public believes that Washington political leaders pay far too little attention to military veterans. They rank them at the bottom of a list of 14 groups or categories, including defense contractors. More than half of the respondents believe defense contractors get too much attention. The poll was taken March 26-29, shortly after the news surfaced of problems for outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The Air Force plans to conduct more intensive training—and Congress is set to help by boosting funding for exercises and so-called “campaigning” by hundreds of millions of dollars, particularly in the Pacific.
