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Article: Removing the Target: Protecting Military Service Members and Veterans from Financial Predators

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April 1, 2008
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The nation's rallying cry in recent years has been "Support the troops!" While America's leaders unanimously embrace this sentiment, the depth of our actual commitment to the welfare of service members and veterans is less clear. Headlines proclaiming negligent medical care, never-ending overseas deployments, and inadequate body and vehicle armor provide a troubling analogue to a host of questionable financial products and outright scams marketed in military communities.

Service members and veterans face a variety of special challenges that can make them particularly vulnerable to financial predation. The great majority of service members are young, junior enlisted personnel who are ...

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