Florida Rep. Allen West gave body armor to soldier in Iraq

This is a great story and shows how much they care about each other.

Iraq Veteran Sgt. Robert Delgado Touts Rep. Allen West in New Campaign Ad
At the Los Angeles Times, "Iraq war vet: 'Allen West saved my life'."
July 25, 2012

WASHINGTON – An Iraq war veteran has come to the aid of his former boss, Rep. Allen West, to tell how the Florida congressman handed over his body armor on the way to combat in Iraq, an act that might have saved the soldier’s life.

In a campaign spot that will air on Florida television during the Olympics, Sgt. Robert Delgado (Ret.) says he worried when he was deployed to Iraq that he might not make it home to see his new child – his wife was eight months pregnant at the time.
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But it also shows how little planning was done when the troops were sent into Iraq.

"It reminded me of a time when I deployed to Iraq in 2003 and we did not have enough body armor so I had to lend my body armor to my driver. Thank God when he got shot in the chest he had the right type of body armor that ricocheted that bullet off into his arm." Weekly Standard

That shows for all the time politicians used to sell the war in Iraq, they didn't take much time to pay for it or send the troops with everything they needed to do the job they were sent to do.

It is still a wonderful story about the men and women risking their lives for each other.