I did a VA post not long ago. Let's be honest, whether we like it or not, Veterans are a "dead horse." We are all Rah, Rah when they join, give them nice shiny uniforms, have parades, pat them on the butt and send them off to fight people they don't know, and probably don't know why they are doing it. In some cases, when there is a draft, you go whether you want to or not. "It's the right thing to do," THEY say.
Then, some general decides to do something because the losses are "acceptable." Some are buried where they fall, in some foreign land, they are the "easy" ones. They get shot, they die, and they get buried.
Now, most are flown home in a flag draped box, given a glamorous funeral, thousands line the funeral route, they are televised and given a heroes burial.
And then we have the ones that don't die. They are the problem, especially those who got wondered, or even worse, those who suffered some "problem" because of what they had seen or gone through, the traumatic injury type of stuff. Houses, jobs, medical treatment families, these things all cost money, money that "we" could better spend, well helping other countries, how about rebuilding those countries we tore up in the battles we just fought, and, well, it costs a lot of money to run out government, all the buildings and the salaries and bonuses, especially those bonuses. We, the government, appreciate what you have done, but, let's be realistic, your job is over, ours is still going on.
Alimony and child support, same thing, that old "dead horse" payment, unpopular, to say the least.
But, popular "fodder" for politicians and veterans groups, and who comes out on the short end ...... The Veteran. I especially feel sorry for the guy who was drafted, made to leave home, made to get training, made to fight ... got wounded ..... and now, has to almost beg for help from the government who got him in the mess in the first place. And, it all could have originated by a "politician" who has never "served his country," and who holds an office because there were NO qualifications other than "more votes."
