And still not a whisper of demand for sacrifice from the country nor their representatives, much easier to lay blame at the VA for any and everything, now over a decade added to the previous decades!
May 31, 2011 - Yesterday, on Memorial Day, I thought of my father. One of my earliest memories as a child is asking my mother about the man in a picture she kept displayed in our home during World War II. “That’s your father,” she replied. “He’s in the military, fighting for freedom against the Nazis, but he’ll be home for a visit soon.”
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In that same spirit, now we need to “tie a yellow ribbon” around jobs for veterans, fair wages for veterans, decent housing for veterans, serious physical and mental health care for veterans, and more education for veterans.
It will cost money. But we are the richest nation on earth, and we are at least pretending to have the money to fight three wars at once. We certainly have the money to take care of those who volunteered to take care of us. {continued}
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