https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/apparently-we-have-been-paying-for-these-feel-good-moments-and-tributes <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Apparently we have been paying the non-profit NFL (which is already making off like a bandit) millions of tax payer dollars to honor servicemembers and veterans. What are your thoughts on this?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/defense-department-paid-5-4-million-nfl-honor-troops/">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/defense-department-paid-5-4-million-nfl-honor-troops/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/013/693/qrc/287B4B8500000578-3074411-image-a-40_1431150787123.jpg?1443041530"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/defense-department-paid-5-4-million-nfl-honor-troops/">Report: Defense Dept. paid NFL millions of taxpayer dollars to salute troops</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The U.S. Department of Defense paid the NFL more than $5 million in taxpayer money between 2011 to 2014 to honor U.S. soldiers and veterans at games, an investigation revealed this week. But instead of purely heartfelt salutes to the troops, the money was for paid promotions under federal advertising contracts.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Mon, 11 May 2015 13:12:49 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/apparently-we-have-been-paying-for-these-feel-good-moments-and-tributes <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Apparently we have been paying the non-profit NFL (which is already making off like a bandit) millions of tax payer dollars to honor servicemembers and veterans. What are your thoughts on this?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/defense-department-paid-5-4-million-nfl-honor-troops/">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/defense-department-paid-5-4-million-nfl-honor-troops/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/013/693/qrc/287B4B8500000578-3074411-image-a-40_1431150787123.jpg?1443041530"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/defense-department-paid-5-4-million-nfl-honor-troops/">Report: Defense Dept. paid NFL millions of taxpayer dollars to salute troops</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The U.S. Department of Defense paid the NFL more than $5 million in taxpayer money between 2011 to 2014 to honor U.S. soldiers and veterans at games, an investigation revealed this week. But instead of purely heartfelt salutes to the troops, the money was for paid promotions under federal advertising contracts.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SGT James Elphick Mon, 11 May 2015 13:12:49 -0400 2015-05-11T13:12:49-04:00 2015-05-11T13:12:49-04:00