Korean War Veteran Says Charity Begins At Home, Taking Care of Veterans

Veterans from every generation are suffering but while they waited longer for the promises made to be kept, they are losing hope. What other choice do they have given the fact that the only veterans being talked about are the new generation?

Ever think about all the OEF and OIF veterans are complaining about have been complained about for decades?

PTSD and TBI may seem knew however they are not. These are old wounds suffered by every generation. Amputations are not new. Bullet wounds are not new. Being poisoned by chemicals used as weapons are not new. All generations are paying the price for retaining freedom on behalf of the nation sent by politicians claiming wars had to fought. These same politicians fail to care for those sent when they return home.

Nothing they face is new. Only some of the names have changed and they belong to elected officials. The VA consistently gets blamed while Congress has jurisdiction over the VA to make sure they get it right. Decade after decade members of Congress hold hearings, make speeches, ask for veterans to vote for them and then they do nothing but repeat all that had been done to veterans before. Would be nice if they started to do "for" veterans for real. Then we wouldn't be seeing claims tied up in a backlog taking hundreds of days while veterans wait, only to have to file appeals that take years. We wouldn't be seeing them commit suicide double the civilian population rate after they survived combat but couldn't survive in the civilian world.

We have new charities popping up all over the country to take care of the newer veterans while older veterans are not even mentioned even though 78% of the suicides represent veterans over the age of 50.

Yesterday I received an email from a Korean veteran in a hand written letter scanned into the computer of his complex because he doesn't have a computer. He is 83 years old and was wounded in 1950.

New Jersey Korean War Memorial

Charity Begins At Home

The TV show Face the Nation Sunday 19th of July Senator Dianne Feinstein, top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said "We gave $25 billon dollars to Israel" for their security. Veterans $25 Billion dollars could of helped them.

Charity Begins at Home! Do you know that 22 veterans killed themselves every day, 8,000 a year? They were waiting for compensation. Men who had been in combat, who were wounded in limb and body and mind Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

What percentage of all veterans entitled to compensation would $25 billion dollars help? 15%, 25%, 50% 100%?

I would say 100% instead of giving $25 billion dollars, heal our combat veterans!

You bureaucrats don't give a shit about the VA! Washington, Senate, Congress, why should our soldiers die or worse be wounded with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for the rest of their lives for you? Irresponsible!

If you agree with this 83 year old Korean War veteran email or call President Obama in Washington DC and tell him what you have learned from this article.

Signed,
Maestro IH 83 years old Combat Korean War Veteran
Wounded in Action September 18th 1950
Malaria, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder now but then they called Shell Shock.

We know the numbers are higher since veterans commit suicide double the civilian population and the 22 a day was just an average collect from limited data, but you get his point.