While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” former U.s. Navy Chief Petty Officer Charles Ingram, III, commits suicide by setting himself ablaze in front of the Northfield, new jersey Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, in protest against the sub-standard medical care he had been receiving.

       [added 1/3/2023] Thanks to G. Edward Griffin for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

6/1/2016                    7/7/2016                    6/26/2018

References:

The Ultimate Sacrifice: Navy Vet Sets Himself on Fire in Front of VA to Protest Lack of Healthcare | The Daily Sheeple.htm
www.thedailysheeple.com/the-ultimate-sacrifice-navy-vet-sets-himself-on-fire-in-front-of-va-to-protest-lack-of-healthcare_042016

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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