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They defend our freedom… we damage them mentally/physically… we discard them
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
“The moral test of a government is how it treats those who are at the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadow of life, the sick and the needy, and the handicapped.” – Hubert Humphrey
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Dear Steve, the last time I posted your blog-about 2 weeks ago, Big-business circuits like CH, TWC…..must have had an ER surge as I was “UNPLUGGED” ever since. All communications shut-off on dissed ability. I tried to contact you with a # I saw on your blog. Although the guys name was Steve, he said he doesn’t have a blog and was enroute to Arizona. They even cut me off at the library so I’m using a different account-And username, a FREE ONE. This is terrifying for me. To cut off my home phone and computer for telling the truth. I’m being poisoned; difficult time articulating. Need blood-work and authentic meds, am extremely dehydrated and spacey. The cable bill was paid, and it wasn’t the weather; it was a direct REACTION to what I said and the powerful names involved. I think I’m on a hit-list
This is a very personal subject to me. Although I never served that doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t have. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to join because I had cardiac issues but both my father in Korea and my son who just got out this last November.
I have been a very active member in the SAL since 1981. I have helped with approximately 55 military funerals, playing Taps on the bugle and have even helped by giving disabled veterans rides to the VA hospital when they needed it.
These are all people who volunteered to defend our country and they should be given the absolute highest respect no matter if you believe in the war that they fought in or not. If I had the means, I would donate to the Wounded Warrior Project and I feel guilty that I can’t afford to. I’m sure that these days, there’s not a person in the United States who doesn’t either have a family member or a friend of the family who has been in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea and even WWII, as a matter of fact 3 of my best friends in the world are Vietnam vets and they are great guy’s.
It’s our turn, if you didn’t serve you need to fight for those who did. I challenge everyone to go to their nearest VA hospital to visit the veterans who are there. Get to know 1 or 2 vets and become friends with them. Listen to the stories they tell you whether it involves their service or not. Most are just regular people who were put into some horrific places. It’s these veterans that we need to get into our fight and the rest of the country will follow.
If you haven’t already, go and rent the Kevin Bacon movie, Taking Chance. Watch this movie that’s based on a true story and see how the American people started showing their respects. I started showing this movie every year at our Memorial day luncheon at the American Legion.
Nice comments, but, do not donate to Wounded Warriors. They are a large scam. Hardly any of the money raised goes to vets. There was an recent TV show that exposed them as a fraud.