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To: marktwain

Awesome! Especially since I know about a hundred non-theater vets who changed spark plugs stateside for a few months and now have $1900/month PTSD. My favorite is the “Navy Seal” who was “dyed orange” from his work with the Air Force “killing women and children.” Had the tattoo and everything. No BUDS class - too top secret for that stuff... But always the $2000/month from the taxpayer.


7 posted on 01/26/2019 7:57:38 PM PST by golux
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To: golux
I find it odd that our WW2 fathers and our Korean war fathers and even our Nam vets seemed to manage to get thru the war and not have to claim a big ol govt check....

limbs were blown off, people shot and mangled and horrible atrocities suffered and witnessed and yet they came home and went to work or school.

8 posted on 01/26/2019 8:08:31 PM PST by cherry
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To: golux
I know about a hundred non-theater vets who changed spark plugs stateside for a few months and now have $1900/month PTSD.

Thank you, unfortunately we know a lot of people in on this type of scam as well. It is not just military personnel claiming to be disabled by PTSD these days. I know people who were retiring who were not complaining about PTSD symptoms who were told they should so they could get extra money tacked onto their check.

I also have known people who have real problems who won't admit it and suffer in silence. I also know people with PTSD type symptoms who cause a lot of problems for themselves and their families by “self medicating” or just being nasty and sometimes violent a-holes.

14 posted on 01/26/2019 8:40:53 PM PST by fireman15
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To: golux

Have you got a veteran son living with you
at home, who suffers with PTSD? I do.
Your generalizations are unfair.
PTSD is very real, and he earned his
VA disability check. It’s what’s paying
his medical bills.


15 posted on 01/26/2019 8:57:07 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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