Romney Reveals his plans for Vets - ( )

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1. The r challenger has no plan except to have a plan to address the troops.

   So far the guy can’t do anything because he is not in Congress. R’s in Congress are doing a damned good job of hurting vets as it is.

   Something telling is a conversation I overheard at the VA hospital a couple of months ago. An attendant (a vet) was talking to a vet in a chair (he had one almost working leg – the other was probably fertilizer in Vietnam) The tv was tuned to Fox “news” for some reason, usually we watch game shows, and the entertainers were attacking Obama. “you hear that? They are attacking our man!”

   Yup, they are attacking our man.

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2. I have been very interested at Romney’s stand on health acre and like this blogger http://reallycheaphealthinsura… I’m not entirely convinced he has a solid plan.

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3. Dear Danley —

   More than 300,000 troops have been wounded during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
   
   The USO has put in place a far-reaching set of programs to care for our wounded and their families. But still, we know we must do more.

   That’s why we’re bringing our programs and services to the brand new Warrior Recovery Center here in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and to similar facilities throughout the country. And to encourage you to participate in this effort, a generous donor has agreed to match your gift to our Healing With Honor matching gift fund today.

   Click here to make your tax-deductible Healing With Honor donation before the May 4 deadline and it will be matched dollar for dollar up to the $150,000 limit.
   
   Often, our USO facilities are the first to provide support, comfort and connectivity to our troops during their recovery. USO volunteers bring these brave men and women comforts from back home and a shoulder to lean on.

   I’ve seen how critical a role these centers play in our troops’ recovery. It’s here where we can sustain their hope for the happy and fulfilling future they so richly deserve.

   That’s why your support is so essential right now. You can have a major impact on our operations at the new Warrior Recovery Center — and in the lives of our troops.
   
   Click here to help support our wounded warriors with a generous gift to the USO today. Remember, every gift made before May 4 will be doubled up to the $150,000 limit.
   
   This new space is more than just a place where our wounded troops can recover. It is a place where they can see how much America appreciates and honors the incredible sacrifice they’ve made for our country.

   Please, make sure those who have sacrificed so much know we’re standing by their side every step of the way.

   Thanks for all you do for our healing heroes,

   Alan Reyes
   
   Senior Vice President, Operations, USO

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   1. …that fictional value is based on such Enron math as counting certain injuries as “traffic accidents” instead of casualties.

      For example my OIF2 vet was riding in the .50cal MG position on top of a 5-ton truck, going about 90mph when the vehicle in front of his was blown into the air by an IED.

      When his 5-tin hit the burning wreckage of the unlucky vehicle, he was thrown from the mount over the wreckage and landed hard on the road, severely injuring his back. He still crawled (using his arms since his legs wouldn’t work) to the burning wreck and retrieve his buddy in the cargo area and render first aid, but he bled out before the medevac helicopter arrived.

      DoD says he was injured in a “traffic accident”, since his vehicle was not hit by the IED.

      We know DoD has listed 494,000 troops as having mild to moderate TBI. The VA has had over a million new patients since 9/11.

      330K is LOW.

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      1. Something very noticeable is happening at the Washington D.C. VA hospital, many more uniformed coming through carrying their papers in the universal important papers carrier – the manila envelope. Also, mental health appointments are tightening up.

         I keep remembering the talking to I, and others, received a few years ago about how it was time to downsize the VA hospital system because there were going to be fewer veterans needing care; that the Vietnam era vets are dying off (please that one was so obviously stupid it couldn’t walk) and that there were fewer vets needing care, including spinal care, in the future so it was important to shrink the Aurora/Denver planned hospital.

         The truth is we Vietnam era vets are going to be needing more care and there will be a lot more service connected care too. We are here for the next 30 some years. The west asia troops have been building up and now will be flooding in; needing as much or more care than we of the past.

         Fortunately, the DC VA hospital is within waling distance (for those who can walk, transportation for those who can’t) of the US Capitol. There will be a march May 28 to the Capitol by vets demanding proper care and funding.

         Finally, something I noticed during the last two months are the voices of children during the day. They are with dad or mom as they go to their appointments. Those voices tell me more than dry statistics about when the next wave of vets arrive. They started arriving yesterday.

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      2. I personally know of only a couple people who’ve served in OIF or OEF, and no one who has been injured.

         Thanks for the work you do, and the reply, SSG_Dan.

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      3. SSG_Dan,

         I’d like to contact you directly via email. I may be, oddly enough, in a position to send a well-meaning state leg candidate to your metaphorical door, to get them thinking and working about this.

         Think you could send a hello email to scoutbooradley at gmail?

         Danley

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