Revelation 6:5,6 NCV When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse, and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, and do not damage the olive oil and wine!"
The Pentagon told FoxNews Tuesday that as long as the government is shut down they would be stopping death benefits to the families of troops killed in combat.
“Unfortunately, as a result of the shutdown, we do not have the legal authority to make death gratuity payments at this time,” Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen, a Defense Department spokesman, told Fox. “However, we are keeping a close eye on those survivors who have lost loved ones serving in the Department of Defense.”
House Speaker John Boehner said that the House of Representatives would be holding a vote Wednesday to restore funding for the payments.
“I think it’s disgraceful that they’re withholding these benefits,” Boehner said.
Five troops died over the weekend in Afghanistan. Four of the bodies will be returned to Dover Air Force base Wednesday. However, the families of the dead will have to pay their own travel to Dover because the Pentagon says they can’t pay those bills. The Defense Department usually pays for that travel and for transporting the family and remains to home states for private funerals.
