Our Veterans Need Our Help

Too many vets are
not receiving the
care they require.
What can we do?
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[drewswift]

I am a veteran myself i got out ayear ago and havent been able to find work since im vitrualy homeless... god bless america

[tlg847]

This is such an atrocious situation. And here we have Bill O'Reilly saying that there are no homeless veterans sleeping under bridges in America tonight. That's just stupid. Best of luck to you. We owe you better.

[SapperK9]

Tom,

As an Australian Vietnam Vet, I can promise you that you express a most honourable and ethical position. There is a universality amongst Vets, a brother and sisterhood - of suffering both in-service, during service, and most deplorably after service.

You have hit a nail on the head.

Question is, how do we get the bloody politicians to add the post-war cost to Vets as a part of the whole cost of war, and then to REMEDIATE.

Thanks,

Jim

[tlg847]

What we're now seeing in the US, Jim, is a gradual realization of the overall terrible conditions (general shabbiness, really of Veterans health care). Hiding the true costs of war is a familiar strategy and this war is no exception. Thanks for the comment.

[woundednavywarriors]

Hi. I am an activated reservist and was injured while deployed. I am currently on medical hold in san diego ca and I know first hand that the military doesn't want to take care of us. It is cheaper for them to let us die than to take care of us. You can see some info on You tube woundednavywarriors. Thank you for speaking up for us. We all need help and they just brush us here under the carpet. Thank you.

[tlg847]

I don't know if you've seen the film, The War Tapes. A must. It's shot by soldiers in Iraq on camcorders. The director, Deborah Stanton, spoke at TED. She PASSIONATELY challenged the audience to do more than talk about support and moved many of us to tears.

[tanibooboo]

You are welcome. Talk is cheap, but I'm not kidding. When we hear anybody hedging, or saying, "It's not (economically/politically)real­istic" blah, blah. Bullshit. We commit to this idea now and have the faith that we can figure out how to get it done. But shaving nickels or even thousands of dollars on the backs of these guys is wrong. I oppose this war-- you can't imagine. People have the stickers on their cars proclaiming they support our troops-- prove it.

[tlg847]

Without a doubt. Thanks.

[tlg847]

Thanks very much. I appreciate that a lot.

[tanibooboo]

We need to give any veteran, of any war we went, to for any reason (including Iraq and Vietnam and Korea), access to unlimited medical benefits, for the best care, from the best medical professionals, for life. No matter what it costs. It is the least we can do.