Border Could Receive Unused Military Equipment
Border Could Receive Unused Military Equipment
Reported by: Erica Proffer
Last Update: 6:50 pm
Military equipment may soon come to our border if some congressmen get their way. Lawmakers want the Department of Defense to hand over some of its unused equipment.
Troops coming home from Iraq means a lot of equipment left behind. Your tax dollars paid for it. Lawmakers in D.C. on Tuesday said they don't want it to be money wasted.
The old trucks are no longer meant for a war zone. They're here to serve on our land. Climbing in one can quickly take you to a new level. You might expect to be traveling down a military roadway.
“It provides us a tool. The trucks you see behind me have been used extensively on the wild land fires because they can get into areas where the normal brush truck can't,â€
