Yeah, my neighbor John, lives a mile south of me, a darn good man, fought for his country in this little happy-go-lucky place called The Republic of Vietnam. Took an AK round in the back, another 1/2 inch to the left and he would have been paralyzed. He hurt so bad he had to give up farming because he couldn’t sit in a tractor because he hurt so badly. The VA screwed him for ten years before giving him disability. I figure there is something seriously wrong with a nation that gives my tax dollars away to another country and doesn’t seem to care about a Patriot. John didn’t ask to go there, he was drafted and went because. Sorry for the long post.
The same thing happened to my husband, a Vietnam Vet who died of Agent Orange poisoning.
For YEARS the VA jacked him around. We learned that their motto is: “Deny, deny, deny and hope they die”. He never saw his disability compensation, but I kept fighting and receive a portion of what should have gone to him.
Illegals and foreign countries get our tax dollars in a heart beat, but AMERICAN HEROES? That’s another story.
God bless your neighbor and all our wounded Vets.