Have you ever wondered why the military and our veterans are important? I mean really thought about it. Yes‚ they keep us safe‚ but it’s that and so much more. Without them our country wouldn’t exist and we wouldn’t have the rights that we have now. They fought in past wars‚ the present wars‚ and will fight in wars to come. They are our reason for being here‚ alive‚ today. Without them we wouldn’t be here and the United States wouldn’t exist. The Revolutionary War is a war we can never forget even
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to a 34 year old women who seeks to help other‚ but says that because she has so few supporter that it is hard to raise even $5‚000.00 to help the apartment complex she lives in buy a few electronic devices. She has even tried to raise money for a homeless epileptic father son duo‚ but gained only $6. She says with a sad and hopeless look on her face. "How cruel can my fellow man be not to want to help those in need‚ and no I don’t want to hear this line about people don’t have any money‚ because we
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Lincoln’s promise to care for our veterans?” Using the authority of the government and the American people we can keep Lincoln’s oath of caring for our veterans and their families. After combat‚ veterans coming home face many challenges‚ including health care‚ finical problems‚ and education. To begin with‚ millions of regular people are being treated first‚ while the veteran waits months to be treated. In a passage‚ it gives a statistic that concludes‚ “ Veterans hospitals are three-times more overcrowded
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Veterans’ healthcare benefits date back to the year 1636 when pilgrims coming to the “new world” met Pequot Indians‚ prompting them to pass a law saying veterans would be supported by the colony. The first trace of healthcare benefits was when the Continental Congress of 1766 encouraged new recruits to enlist in the military by promising a pension and free healthcare to retired and disabled veterans (VA History). Today‚ the idea is still there‚ but there is a fair amount of bureaucratic red tape
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federal holiday on Veterans Day is commemorated in United States on November 11 on annual basis. The purpose on the back end to celebrate Veterans Day is to render prestige‚ tribute and honor to the folks who willingly contributed in US Armed Forces. The rationale to call this day specifically a veterans day is that the armed forces are also called as “veterans”. Speaking globally‚ the Remembrance Day and Armistice Day coincides to forge out one day which was then called as Veterans Day in 1954. Ultimately
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have all seen the homeless people on the side of the road‚ how many times have you stopped and asked them their story? Have you ever not been able to read a sign that a homeless person has written? In Chicago 46.8% of adults are homeless. Ian Todd had moved from California to Chicago which is a big difference in homeless people. Ian saw all the signs the homeless people were holding and how you couldn’t really read them so he thought of an idea about making signs for the homeless that would draw attention
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It was a bitter experience for the Vietnam veterans because after experiencing the gruesome tragedy of war‚ they returned home to anti-war demonstrations and hostility. This was because the populist idea within the population was the anti-war movement against Vietnam and this led to little support and understanding from the Australian public towards the veterans. As shown in the source below the anger that the public had towards the government was then also taken out on the soldiers‚ who should
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stick in my mind is Islamophobia and the neglection of the homeless. It is known that ever since the tragedy of 9/11 Islamophobia in New York City has been evident. It is unfortunate in today’s society that even a presidential candidate is Islamophobic. One of the encounters of it that I witnessed resonated with me. I was on the subway and I noticed a couple of women with hijabs on just minding their business. The
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facing veterans of all ages and from many theaters of combat. The list is long and can include; trying to find employment after service‚ transitioning from service‚ dealing with injuries sustained while in service as well as many mental health issues. Depression and substance abuse as well as PTSD are something many returning veterans deal with on a daily basis. The list of social issues facing many veterans could go on and on and many Americans do not know or understand why so many veterans have
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American veterans served our country‚ sacrificed their lives for our freedom‚ and gave Americans all of the astonishing rights and freedom that we appreciate and enjoy today. Ronald Reagan once said‚ “Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.” Thanks to American veterans‚ we are able to have that right and many other rights that they have earned for us. Some people may say money‚ or shelter is the most important thing in the world. Honestly‚ it is the American
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