doing a few errands before going to my regular sunday brunch with friends. i was only in my car a few minutes here and there.
i didn't hear the WHOLE story but on npr i heard something that boiled that anger up in me again. the reporter/announcer was telling the story of a WOUNDED iraq vet. he was wounded by an ied while trying to rescue others who were also wounded by an ied. the shrapnel came up through his vehicle into his tailbone and part of his spine and intestinal tract. he had to have part of his intestines removed. want to know what happened? the military classified him as NOT BEING DISABLED ENOUGH BECAUSE HE ONLY HAD AN ULCER. yes, i'm serious.
the npr story was on attorneys, private attorneys VOLUNTEERING to help iraq vets fight the military to get THE BENEFITS THEY DESERVE. here's a link to the audio of the story (which i'm going to finish listening to) as well as a couple of other stories
Private Attorneys Fight for Disabled Veterans
by Ari Shapiro
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they hate the soldiers, they hate the sailors, they hate the airmen . . . they only love the wealth they extract from the backs of these crushed and wasted lives.
rick, WHY WHY WHY do these men and women continue to enlist when things like this happen? they are NOT the exceptions. they are NOW THE NORM. plus, there was something going on with them withdrawing or denying money for college for vets too.
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