Dear editor:

This is to all of my comrades in arms, active and retired.

We, who have fought and defended our country in times of war, are now engaged in a new battle - the right to keep our “earned benefit” of TRICARE for Life. The president’s Congressional Budget Office has drafted proposed legislation that would basically reduce this benefit to a system in which we pay deductibles and co-pays up to $6,301 the first year for us and our spouses, with future years being indexed to increase with inflation.

As all retirees know, TRICARE for Life was instituted ...

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