Don Mikulecky has a post up that begins thus:
Shame on you all!Indeed. Shame on the United States for treating its military so poorly, for giving our veterans such shoddy care, for acting as though nothing were wrong when the suicide rate among veterans and soldiers is soaring.
by don mikulecky
Thu May 29, 2008 at 09:36:00 PM PDT
That's what the BBC is saying to Americans today. Memorial Day smells still linger on in our homes and we are greeted with these headlines:
US army suicides at record level
US veterans sue over 'poor care'
Veterans 'quarter of US homeless'
It is a bit overwhelming to see these listed on the BBC site. We talk about these things here, but we do little else. Our mercenary military seems to be a conversation piece but it does not really get us very excited. I'm one of those people over 70 (Sorry Hillary, not this veteran) who is looking forward to electing a president who will care about this. I am looking forward to electing a congress who will care about this. Yet I look at these headlines and feel a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. ...
Perhaps we would best honor those who lost their lives for this country by taking care of those offering their lives now and in the recent past.
Update:
For Memorial Day (today IS the day, you know), visit our friend johnieb.
--the BB
1 comment:
Yes. JohnieB's post was a keeper, that's for sure. And the photo above...worth thousand words. Thanks Paul.
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