So true. What's worse than the vets who don't get help, are the vets who are so damaged that they don't realize they need help. but it's my great fear that a lot of the guys who are homeless or disfigured or roaming aimlessly may have tried to get help at some point and gave up because they were not treated well.
One of the biggest problems in the so called system is the fact that a vet has to be energetic, persistent and determined in order to get what is coming to them. There are so many who can't do those things! The VA should automatically be there to walk them through the system and make sure they are cared for, but instead they further frustrate and humiliate them! This has GOT TO STOP!
Hi Misty - There was a thread on FR recently where some folks thought that homeless people are losers, alcholics and drug addicts. It's not true. In San Diego, years ago, the military set up tents off Balboa Ave behind the community college (right before you reach the Naval Hospital). It filled up with homeless vets. Most of them had dropped out of society for a variety of reasons amd my bet is that a lot of it was medical or family related.
Rather than dumping billions into foreign aid, I would rather see it go toward veteran issues and benefits. This extends to the People's Republic of Canada.