[Jackknife]

Having a few friends and family members in the military, and knowing some retired veterans as well, I think that our men and women that serve in combat should be well taken care of upon return to the states. I know that much is done for them, but stories like this make me think that more could be done. Thoughts?

[Jackknife]

Please ping any military or veteran lists. I would like to see their feedback.

[SittinYonder]

I've seen stories like this a couple of times in the past year, and I wonder at how accurate they are. Is Boone just trying to drum up donations or is there a legitimate problem?

[wingnutx]

George Basher, director of the New York State Department of Veterans Affairs, said he believes guardsmen and reservists are particularly at risk because they often bypass resources like the Transition Assistance Program when they return home.

You can lead a horse to water...

[MD_Willington_1976]

Even Ethiopian/Eritrea veterans get taken care of, and they're supposed to be those poor starving fella's we see on TV all the time...pretty sad that veterans end up on the street...

[dakine]

Painting with a broad brush: drunks or stoners....

[Grut]

Um. Years ago, I went to use my GI benefits for college; came registration day, no money. Turned out the VA had turned down my application because the local VA office had asked for the wrong paperwork. Of course, it took a week to find this out while also trying to keep up with the schoolwork (call the VA and live on hold), and when I did find out, the VA's attitude was "So whatta ya expect us to do?"

So maybe they're still playing the same games and some of these guys just got sick of it?

[facedown]

This "story" has been run up the flagpole about every six months since the war started. They always manage to find a case or two of former soldiers who are "maladjusted" to civilian life but if you dig deeper you find that these individuals were messed up long before they ever entered the service.

[Jackknife]

ping

[commonasdirt]

Homeless advocates and other Poverty Pimps always have to keep chanting this in order to keep themselves in business. I would bet that most of the people they serve who say they were in the military are lying anyway. But it works well when you are begging on the corner or dealing with a social worker who will take your word on it. Especially if you tell them how evil the military was to you and that they forced you to be homeless. What a laugh

[Spirited]

Seeing we line the pockets of elites all over the world enemies' leaders included, I'd say we ought to be ashamed that any of those who sacrificed to serve our own Nation don't have a provision for their well being.

A high number of those in the last two wars are sick and too many have died for their age group and still we can't provide health care for them!