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Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa
one of the things that really stuck out last night was Richardson's idea of a Heroes Health Card for every member serving in the Military in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know from my own experience with 2 vets that are having/have had a tough time with the VA that coming home isn't everything it ought to be for our guys.
I can't believe that we even have to suggest such a thing.
Seriously, WTF is this about? Even after the Walter Reed thing, it seems that returning vets are just getting swept under the carpet.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/15/wounded.marine/index.html
In the news:
Wounded warriors face home-front battle with VA
...............................A recent Harvard study found that the cost of caring for those wounded over the course of their lifetime could ultimately cost more than $660 billion. |
I hope that Bill Richardson does not end up as one of those guys with all the great ideas which someone else adapts and claims as their own.
The two Vietnam era vets down the hall have had pretty good luck with the VA, and so has my brother, my uncle and my cousins. Depending where you live it can be a very different story. The stories of two hour drives for continuing medical attention is one Richardson shared, he has a feel for the human condition the others just mail in or fake.