Paper warriors

Bureaucracies are the bane of ever sailor, soldier and airman throughout their entire career. Many a cold night in the middle of nowhere can be passed swapping stories about who's been screwed over the worst. It is simply accepted as part of life in the military. On the bus, off the bus.

That it should continue to happen after their death is both frustrating and outrageous.

Maybe if a few CBC executives could find it in their hearts to downgrade their hotel accommodations now and again or the Foreign Minister could find a better booking agent for his airfares the government could scrape up a few extra bucks to ensure our veterans don't have to spend their dying days worrying about the expense of their death.

BZ to the Toronto Sun's Peter Worthington who continues to fight for those who can no longer answer the call themselves.