Our Veterans

I am not a veteran.  I do not have any close relatives who are.  I have been married to Viet Nam veterans, but those are days of long ago.  My children's father is a Veteran.  His Honorable Discharge / DD214 was a very valuable piece of paper.

Since I have not served, I have no personal experience with the system of Veteran's Affairs.  I have seen individuals who I thought took total advantage of tax payers and the service after serving a relatively short time and I've also seen individuals for whom I thought our nation should do more.

I've read articles about soldiers who are severely wounded, only to be determined to return to battle or be a productive member of society.  Back in my Funeral Director days, I went to great lengths to ensure every Veteran had a final resting place with their service record made known.  Some of our older veterans simply passed away with little or even no family.   In the early days of the Iraq War, I remember when wounded, recovering soldiers were being charged by a VA hospital for their lunches, I sent a letter offering to pay for them, well as many as I could afford.  I've written a few letters in defense of the way our Veterans should be treated.

When I saw this video, all I could think to do, was to use the means we have here at Goshen Gazette to let others know some Veterans are struggling long after their service time.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2506751/Veteran-Robin-Temple-left-horrific-injuries-IGNORED-doctors.html