Do We Really Honor Our Veterans By Not Asking Sacrifice Of Ourselves?
Later today politicians from the President on down to our very own city council members will take the opportunity (or is it opportunism?...
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Later today politicians from the President on down to our very own city council members will take the opportunity (or is it opportunism?) to acknowledge all the men and women who have honorably served our nation in uniform.
There will be speeches, parades and lots of talk on how we ought to honor those who have served so that we may live free. No one will argue this point.
Aside from honoring members of the armed services every November 11, how well do we really honor and take care of those, particularly those permanently injured, who have served our nation?
Unfortunately many come home to find medical care that has been lacking. Have we forgotten the deplorable conditions injured vets endured at Walter Reed?
How do we honor all the current armed service members? We “honor” our service members by sending them on multiple tours of duty to war zones to fight our wars with more deployments in the future.
Regardless of what your thoughts are on the merits of our forays into Afghanistan and Iraq, there is no doubt that few of us today have sacrificed to the degree our current members of the armed services have.
Have those most enamored with the wars volunteered to serve in the armed forces? Have they asked their sons and daughters to serve? Probably not.
So as we rightfully honor Veterans today, keep in mind the many who promulgate these war have asked far more of others than they have of themselves or their children.
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Our government has a very long history of covering up anything that may lead them to their direct responsibility for caring for the veterans they send off to war and danger. Shell shock, agent orange, the shots they had to take to go to Iraq...
It's a wonder our elected officials can look themselves in the mirror the way they blatantly vote against bills that should be passed to take care of our walking and bedded wounded. If war is their priority then taking care of the bodies that come back should be equal or greater.
Please do generous acts of kindness to the veterans in your world, they sacrificed for you.
Thank you for the question. As a Veteran, I'm saddened by the platitudes and flowery speeches of politicians who are likely not Veterans and will forget about it tomorrow. Our Country conducts "war" in a shameful way that grinds up our troops but never wins. Why call it "war" if there's no intention of winning? And winning means scorch the earth if necessary and get it over with. Or don't bother in the first place. The majority of American people care more about sports than what's happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not much has changed since Korea. But best wishes to the Veterans, and thank you for your service.
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