Today is Veteran's Day. It's a 24 hour period when all of us can reflect on the sacrifices that have been made on our behalf. It's unfortunate that people like you and me have a much greater regard for those men and women currently serving and those who served in the past than our lawmakers.
Is it true that the average income of a returning vet is under $22,000 a year? What is the number of female veterans that have been sexually assaulted by their fellow military men? At least with "friendly fire" someone actually investigates.
Is it true that a preponderance of the homeless in America are veterans?
How many returning sailors, soldiers, marines, airmen receive adequate treatment for Post Traumatic Stress? And finally, why are the Pentagon's statistics on these issues so much lower than those found by Independent organizations?
It's time for American leaders to stop giving lip service to military service and put their money where their empty rhetoric is.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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