Letter: Low pay for returning veterans
Marine Staff Sgt. Shawn Hunkins, 27, and his wife Andrea Hunkins, 29, with their three daughters Natalia, 12, Arianna, 2, and Elaina Hunkins, 9 months in front of their future home at The Veterans Way in Islandia. (Sept. 24, 2013) Credit: Heather Walsh
I just read the article on housing for veterans returning home ["Home front on their own," News, Sept. 25]. I was appalled when I came to the part that said a lance corporal who served this country for four years, putting his life on the line, was making just $24,000 in base pay. It's a disgrace for this country to pay so little.
June Votava, Yaphank
