Money woes on home front | csmonitor.com: "ASHLAND, ORE. – As the war in Iraq grinds through its third year, one number keeps going up: the number of men and women in Reserve and National Guard units mobilized for active duty. Last week, their ranks swelled again to 139,218.
But these citizen-soldiers are drawing not only tough assignments - they represent some 40 percent of all American troops in Iraq and, so far this month, two-thirds of US fatalities. They also find themselves burdened with financial problems back home. The challenge has become so common that some critics call it the 'patriot penalty.'
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TOUGH TIMES: Staff Sgt. Steven Cummings in Milan, Mich., fell $15,000 in debt during his 14-month stint in Iraq with the Army National Guard.
Spc. Blaine Hall of the Army National Guard in Washington State is one example."
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