A very disturbing article in today’s WaPo about our returning injured soldiers.  Not only are these men and women severely injured when they return, they then have to fight for their disability status.  Particularly disturbing is the fact that the doctors will use their past medical history of the soldiers to deny them disablity.  They knew their history when they enlisted but now it seems they use it to deny disability.

Since these men and women gave to this country their minds and their body parts, should the armed services now be able to kick these men and women to the curb?  The old adage, “you break it you own it”, while in some ways crude, aptly describes the plight of some of these men and women.  What will their futures be?

Read the entire article here

Update: Repairs on the hotel were started today. Read the article here