[Boatanchors] Memorial Day

[rbethman]

Al & List,

This is right on the money!

Being one of those that happens to be a Viet Nam Veteran, and career 
service member now retired, I find that this current crop is treated 
*WORSE* than the Viet Nam Veterans!

I know it is a painful subject!  That is not questionable at all.

Then I look at all the Wounded Warrior Project and other things.

Where in the blazes was all of this when *WE* got back?

Just as many came home with PTSD.  Perhaps more.

I end this with "Remember all the past Brothers.  This country still owe 
their freedoms to ALL Veterans, gone or current"!

Had they let me, I'd have gone back and now be one of the current 
Service Members that live with all the issues.

N0DGN - US Ret. (Thankfully all in one piece - yet very scarred.)




On 5/24/2015 7:59 PM, Radio AI2Q wrote:
>
> However, let's also keep in mind that many vets right now are 
> committing suicide. More have lost their lives to PTSD suicide than in 
> combat in Iraq.
>
> How about all the homeless vets on the streets? There are 60,000 
> homeless vets out there right now.
>
> How many servicewomen have been raped while on duty? The military says 
> about 19,000.
>
> Do you know how many veteran's homes have been foreclosed on? Some 
> GI's families have been evicted while the soldier is on duty.
>
> Be careful about platitudes! Let's all try and keep in mind what we 
> can do about the less fortunate veterans out there.
>
> Cordially,
>
> == AI2Q, Alex