21,000 post 9/11 vets in Florida are unemployed

You can debate the Iraq war all you want but this should never be debated.

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, is directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated"

-- George Washington

Unemployed, wounded, PTSD, homeless veterans and allowing suicides to go up every year as they suffer is not living up to what Washington said was really important.

21,000 post 9/11 vets in Florida are unemployed
US Iraq invasion anniversary: PTSD haunts thousands of post 9/11 war veterans
03/19/2013
By: Marissa Bagg

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the start of a war that still divides our nation.

President Barack Obama pulled the final U.S. forces out, but the war is still taking a toll on veterans and their families, on our federal finances and on Iraqis.

In the wake of 9/11 President George Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell made the case that Saddam Hussein was set to use weapons of mass destruction.

The war cost $2.2 trillion. 100,000 Iraqis died. Nearly 4,500 Americans lost their lives, and many lost limbs.

Thousands more American veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, including Anthony Sanders, who lives in Boca Raton.

Transitioning to civilian life isn't as easy as taking off a uniform. Sanders say in part because of his PTSD, he hasn't been able to hold down full time work.

He's one of 21,000 post 9/11 war veteran who are unemployed in Florida.
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