Really supporting the troops when they need us

Really supporting the troops
Brattleboro Reformer - VT, United StatesThe Veterans Administration remains overwhelmed by the demands of taking care of hundreds of thousands of new veterans.


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"They'd be homeless anyway." "They would be in jail anyway." "They just want a free ride." I've heard it all and from some very Christian people. This is the attitude people have. Most of it comes from ignorance. They have no clue what they go through during combat or after. I'm glad the media finally woke up to all of this. They have managed to put a face and story behind these deplorable figures. These are veterans.

These men and women were willing to risk their lives for this country but we have allowed them to suffer for having survived it all. So much for "grateful nation" when apparently we can only honestly say that when our money is going to support them when they are risking their lives but dries up after.

All our prayers for them stop being prayed when they come home. All our gifts and cards sent during deployment stop being sent when they come home. What little interest we give them during deployment is replaced with total ambivalence when they need us.


If the silence of PTSD is ever going to end, it will take the media educating the public on what it is. If the stigma of this wound to the soul will ever be healed it will take an army of reporters covering it. If our veteran are ever going to be taken care of it will take every veteran in this country standing up and demanding it. Imagine 17 million combat veterans, with all their medals and citations going to the steps of congress and asking the fine members of congress when they decided these veterans were no longer worthy of support of honoring their end of the deal with them! They could chant, You broke us, you owe us!" After all, if they were not wounded for what the congress asked them to do, they wouldn't need the help at all.Kathie Costos Homepage 12.01.07 - 5:11 pm # Report this comment for offensive material