Post-Combat Transition

New law helps veterans through post-combat transition

June 03, 2010 Since former President George W. Bush launched a war against terrorism in the Middle East, more than a million Americans have donned the nation's military uniform and served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

President Barack Obama signed the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act into law. It is Congress’ attempt to pave the way for the transition of those service members back into civilian life.

“We’re forever mindful that our obligations to our troops don’t end on the battlefield,” Obama said. “Just as we have a responsibility to train and equip them when we send them into harm’s way, we have a responsibility to take care of them when they come home.”

He’s right, and S. 1963, the federal legislation that passed Congress unanimously and was signed into law by the president on May 4, is definitely a step in the right direction. Continued

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And, unfortunately, we’ve seen how ill-prepared our Veterans Administration has been to address these monumental challenges.

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It isn't the Veterans Administrations issue or do they bear fault, It's The Country that cheers on these 'occupations of choice', Afghanistan stopped being about 9/11 as soon as the drums beat for Iraq, then refuse to pony up for the results of! In these two you can look at the administration, the congresses at the time and who controlled as well as their supporters, Who Never Once Brought Up Mention Of Sacrifice While Rubber Stamping Both Off The Books As Well As The Increased, Again, Defense Budgets Without Question!!