The Military Retiree swindle story - Version 1.2

[gmbeau]

I totally understand your case I have been trying to get a Exposure to agent orange.

please help if you can

[MRGRGMAN]

bill4063... I agree...

[bill4063]

Very well done but it needs to be seen by people that has influence. We as veterans do not have the political clout or influence. I respect and applaud your effort and service. States like VA. And WA. With high population  Of military and veterans need to elect more veterans into public office. Or soon we won't have anything.

[lumacd]

How come we retirees military 65 & older have to pay about $100. Per month from our Social Security for SS bennies . What happen to FREE for Life

[eaglenook]

I half way chuckle as I read the comments on how this is a lie our government is selling us. Its bad enough that the government lied to the veterans they are now lying to the country as a whole. Did we not all pay into both Social Security and Medicare? Now the government is calling those programs entitlements. I say those are not entitlements but rights that the American people have paid for, us retirees as well. Its way past time that we vote for what is right.

[garcia2ca]

I will add to this very sad and truthful story is that even the V.A. is a turn coat. It's also sad that the government see us veterans, and retired veterans as lump of meat. We placed and sacrificed our lives to defend and the constitution of the U.S.A. yet, our government see it suitable to turn their back upon us.

[forfaka]

Without our military soldiors we would all be speaking German and Japanese today. We all be goose stepping to nazi marching bands. Our country is going down the toilet everyday because we don't give a damn. We are happy with our 52" inch flat screen TVs, 6 pack of beer, and white picket fences. We are blinded by our arrogance and decadence that we can't see what is happening to our nation.

[MRGRGMAN]

albear1947... I'm glad that you and your wife are not having problems getting the medical care you need. My YouTube videos do not claim or imply that military retirees are not getting medical care, rather my videos center on the medical care contract that was made then broken. Please keep in mind that what we have now rests on the political whims of the government. The government giveth and the government can taketh away. The rules can change at anytime just as they did in 1995.

[albear1947]

Sir, I am a retired Marine (1984). My wife and I have had no problem receiving medical care at any civilian hospital under the Tri-Care program!!

[knowhelpnow]

(con't) about retired personnel and it shows I have wondered about this since many of them will retire themselves. All military personnel should unite to give all rights owed to them and to those in the future. I don't know what the Army, Air Force and Navy times were doing to not mention this problem or all the institution that relay information to service personnel about what is happening because even up to 1995 the free life time medical benefits were being told to personnel.

[knowhelpnow]

What the big problem was that most of the military were not told of the change, no one including the institutions that help military personnel got the information out, and the millions service personnel didn't keep up with laws changing, me included

It was a surprise to me when I couldn't be seen at an AFB Hospital unless it was an emergency and I had to make a call from the ER and explain what the emergency was and then they OK it. There are many active duty people who do not care (con't)

[MRGRGMAN]

To all that have commented on the Military Retiree swindle story... THANK YOU. And thank you for being a participant in the process that resulted in Tricare for Life (TFL). Now we need to work to insure that the government does not take TFL away from us by making us pay for it.

[rrehow]

The only people who care are the Military Retirees.

[jrmelville]

I heard the same line of promises during the 70's & 80's. We are all screwed out of entitlements promised by ruthless politicians who could give a damn about those who gave their best years to the military.

[Hyperlux]

Makes me wonder why I have to carrying on a virus I had nothing to do with. The miltary never lifted a finger to help pops when he was a live nor help the dependants. I'll be following in my father's footsteps thanks to ignorant selfish negligent run of the mill people higher up in the chain who have a good life.....

[Hyperlux]

I'm the son and can't work due to these problems. Every day now is a battle for me. The government is looking the other way, I get no help or reinbursement. The last year my father was alive, I helped him get around when he visited the base but I got harrassed and single out from military personnel. They have no respect for retirees or their dependants. Continued...

[Hyperlux]

My father served on the front line in Vietnam, suffered with PTSD all his life. We were also stationed at Camp Lejeune at one time ended up drinking contaminated water for 3 years. My father also suffered severe nerve damage which started affecting him after retiring, when he was in his early 50's. He recently died at age 65 due to heart failure. Now, I've come down with nerve damage along with other family members. Continued...

[yellowbird2525]

ALWAYS lying & claiming no $, when in reality they were building new low income apt complexs for illegals, giving them $, job preferences & brand new cars & trucks; citizens WERE overbilled as they were paying for theirs & the illegals! (all courtesy of DICTATORSHIP in USA); pointing the finger always at others being the problem the ROOT of the problem is the most corrupt Gov in the history of the world. THEY were the ones from Jackson Co Oregon who claimed ALL military personell mental problems

[ChilesGreen]

The health care benefit for life promised by  government was a BIG LIE.

Retiree's can expect no sympathy or help from the Media, because they wouldn't want people finding out about the scam. Hell, the unemployed might not sign up to serve as canon fodder for W's Mid East wars.

I doubt retiree's will ever receive their earned benefit, seeing how the government cheated the bonus soldiers of WWI. This is just a case of history repeating itself.

[p38bob]

Absolutely fabulous and right on the money from one who knows as both a fighter pilot and a medic in the USAF and USAAF

BGen Bob Clements USAF ret

[Coasty1250]

Great job sir, we have to energize our comrades before they are in that hearse, at the end of your presentation. This is a start, now we have to get more people to read this presentation.

[Frannieannie34]

This is so true and such a disgrace for all Military Retirees that served so others could carry on with their live and careers knowing that those serving in the military would keep them safe now that the Promise made has been broken by the government. Shame on the Congress.