Our veterans indeed deserve as much “Aid and Assistance” as
possible. James Moore and Lt. Commander Ernest Cowell (ret.) should be
commended for their consulting firm assisting our armed forces who leave active
military life yet still need assistance in their later years.
No matter how many wars that our government insists on
sending our troops to fight in, our veterans return to a dramatically different
set of demands in civilian life. Some of them transition into stable lives and
careers, while others face fiscal and emotional challenges. Any assistance that
civilians and ranking officials can provide is welcome. Our country should
provide our military personnel, both those active and in retirement, with the
best care possible.
However, our country also needs to provide a country that
our fighting men and women can return to and prosper in. A nation that bleeds
red ink demonstrates a demeaning disrespect to those shed their blood, sweat,
and tears for our freedom. Why should anyone fight for this nation, only to
witness our country’s credit rating downgraded while enemy foreign nations buy
up our debt? I fear that Washington D. C. is undermining the very financial aid
which they promise when they insist on spending money which they do not have on
entitlements, unnecessary military expenditures, and discretionary endeavors
which neither defend the Constitution, our borders, nor our strategic interests
abroad.
Furthermore, do monthly disbursements from the state provide
the best care for our veterans? Do they have access to the best medical care in
VA hospitals, or will they be a victim of the drastic budget constraints making
war on the stability and financial well-being of this nation? Our veterans
deserve the best care possible, and they deserve a government that supports
them not just in transition o civilian life but to overcome the wounds,
hardships, or disabilities which they have incurred in active duty. Our leaders
in Washington must find the best means possible to protect this country,
restore her financial footing, and properly foot the bills for our returning
armed forces.
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