TRADITIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZTIONS: "SOFT ON VET ABUSE - CORRUPTION"

Special Report: VETERANS TODAY CALLS TRADITIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZTIONS: "SOFT ON VET ABUSE - CORRUPTION"
65 YEARS OF HISTORY TELLS IT ALL

CORRUPTION, COVERUPS WHILE THE PARADES AND AWARD CEREMONIES GO ON

By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER (Chairman Editorial Board Veterans Today)

We are a motley group here at Veterans Today. Between our board and writers, we include 3 diplomats, about 2000% rated disability, members of Congress, convicted felons, Gold Star moms, one Federal Reserve manager.....former priests, some of the highest security clearances possible and a top medical staff with two nurses having graduate degrees, one a retired Army officer.

Our agenda is presenting the unvarnished truth when others won't, serving our veterans, causing as much trouble as possible, having fun when we can and supporting the security of the United States through honest support of our military and a rational foreign policy, which sometimes advocates peace over war, as though we were rational people.

Between us, we belong to a hundred organizations and every political party, from the American Legion and Special Forces Association to the National Prayer Breakfasts, and every retiree group for officers, enlisted, Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard.

Where we agree with each other is that, when the health, safety and welfare of veterans and our military is a childish game to our government and "some" organizations, it isn't a joke to us. Though we may ride motorcycles to funerals or march in parades, we separate fellowship from duty. If duty requires taking a stand, we will do that. Those that don't take a stand have forgotten the meaning of duty.

Today's aging veteran population is from Vietnam. For years, we have watched our numbers diminish from PTSD suicide, Agent Orange cancer and "Darwin" episodes. I speak of what I know and what I have seen.

40 years ago, VA hospitals were filthy hellholes where veterans were abused and neglected, dying by the thousands. Service organizations were at every hospital, advising the VA and observing it all. Nary a word was said in support of Vietnam veterans.

40 years later, thousands of sick vets, cancer, PTSD, diabetes, are fighting for medical treatment and fair disability compensation. They are still having their documents shredded, their Comp and Pension physicals mishandled, their claims outright denied for no reason and not a word is said.
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