“Less than what they deserve”
I’m sure you would rather talk about Al Gore, Global Warming or Writing Tips, but I felt with all the chatting goin on about funding cuts for the troops in Iraq that this may be an interesting topic.
Wounded Soldiers Detail Poor Living Conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
“Soldiers get less than they deserve from a system seemingly designed and run to cut the costs associated with fighting this war,” Staff Sgt. John Daniel Shannon told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s national security panel. Shannon was injured by a gunshot wound to the head during a firefight with insurgents in Iraq in 2004.
“The really sad thing is that surviving veterans from every war we’ve every fought detail the same basic story. A story about neglect, lack of advocacy and frustration with military bureaucracy,” Shannon said. Link
Vets Face More Health-Care Cuts
From budget cuts to homeless vets
The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says the nation’s homeless veterans are mostly males (4 % are females). The vast majority are single, most come from poor, disadvantaged communities, 45% suffer from mental illness, and half have substance abuse problems. America’s homeless veterans have served in World War II, Korean War, Cold War, Vietnam War, Grenada, Panama, Lebanon, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), Operation Iraqi Freedom, or the military’s anti-drug cultivation efforts in South America. Forty-seven percent of homeless veterans served during the Vietnam Era. More than 67% served our country for at least three years and 33% were stationed in a war zone. Link
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Are we supporting our troops?
