Just a short note to let all the vets out there know, I respect them and so thankful to know that they were there. I love you sgt. WP Lowe, Vietnam, 1968-1971 U.S. marine corps. Maybe you could have been with us a little longer if the Govt. took care of you a little better,as they promised way back then.
My husband didn't die in service to our country,but he very well could have as so many did. He thought the Govt. would at least take care of his health needs. 1 that share the same story. Rest well darlin, see ya later, I lost you 6/5/2003 at 1;15pm You died as you lived, Very well.
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brave protectors, this is your day, you deserve it all!
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My dear friends,
It's odd to think of that short phrase and realize I'm addressing a group of puz and pimple fanatics, but it is true. Some have become friends and others good comradery and for all of that I'm grateful.
My health issues come from experiences I had while enlisted as an Aircraft Mech during Desert Storm. My sweet man has been in the military 20 years this spring. It happens to coincide with our 20 year wedding anniversary.
We've seen a major shift in military policy re. injuries and emotional stresses during the twenty years we've been right in the middle of things. I wish like h*ll that the services procured for current veterans could have been made available to those that came before them. I also know that there is still so much room to grow. I pray that it becomes a system that defends the very people who defend it, if that makes sense.
Meanwhile, I have a personal opinion and a public opinion regarding those who are willing to step out in the middle of the road and stand for something greater than themselves. Family on both sides have given their life so that road runs as a river of blood for some of us. It is a river of pride and a river of tears.
Ultimately, thanks to each of you within this group who have made such a choice, to defend that which you believe in - wherever you are in the world - as I know many come together online from plenty of 'wheres' other than the US.
Be blessed,
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A belated rememberance to honor all Veterans. One in particular is my Pop. Inducted on 1 Sep 42 & released 6 Dec 45. He was a Full-Track driver for the 411th AAA Gun Battalion, Battery B, of the 1st Army that later became part of the 3rd Army. He knew how to use his machine gun against straffing 109's. Some of the Campaigns the Battalion participated in were the Bulge, Ardennes-Alsace, Liberation of Metz, Dachaau Camp, etc...
I am grateful to have met some of his brothers in arms before their deaths. They helped with alot of history that my Pop never spoke about but relived his last few days of life.
I encourage any younger members of PTZ to take time to talk with the Veterans of your family, regardless of what war they served in. You can't read about their personal experiences in a history book. Each & everyone are unsung heroes.
"Until the Final Gun".............Posted 2 years ago # -
no one loves peace more than a veteran...
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Profderian, your words are so true. Hey Stuff, In Tenn. one of my patients was actually in W.W.1 !! Mr. Clabo was 103yrs. old when he left this world and had an effect on multitudes of humans. I used to come in at least 2xs a wk. early, for nothing more to hear his life stories. I contacted the Sevier county historical society with Mr. Clabo's and famlies permission. They tape recorded hrs. upon hrs. of his accounts of the war and Sevier county including Gatlinbrgs hist so many years ago. He was so thankful for the company. He left this world D/to a slip and fall resulting in head trauma. It is my opinion he was happy at that time.
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The way we take care of the health problems of veterans is a national disgrace. I think on the whole the treatment for active duty service men and women (particularly our wounded) is between adequate to spectacular, depending on the circumstances. But after discharge, often because of wounds, the veterans men and women get treated like second-class citizens.
To me, the sad state of veteran's health care is one of the major points AGAINST having the government take over ALL health care from the private sector: if they can't adequately care for a few million veterans, exactly why do we think the gov't will be able to care for 300 million of us? Let's fix the Veteran's Healthcare system first, and follow through on the promises we made to the men and women who went through with their part of the bargain: then we'll talk about the Government taking on more responsibility for health care.
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Thank you Jbob!
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