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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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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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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soldiers” were White. Not only were Black veterans still discriminated against when they came home‚ They were treated even worse than average Black people. Black veterans should be treated just as nicely as White veterans. Black veterans were still treated horrifically even though they had fought for America in World War II. This was very unjust. Meanwhile‚ White veterans were honored. Black veterans should be honored as well‚ they fought too. When Black veterans came home to the U.S‚ racism continued
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Options Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD) is far too common these days in our military veterans. Whether a diagnosis is made or not‚ America’s Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are wandering around‚ some jobless‚ some homeless‚ and some just lost and attempting to find their place in society. This can lead to self-depreciating behavior involving drugs and alcohol‚ a failure to thrive in our communities‚ or in some cases suicide. These veterans have been referred to as the “walking wounded”
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Should Veterans With PTSD Be Able to Own Guns? Community Health Courtney Gosnell East Tennessee State University Executive Summary Veterans with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder should not be allowed or able to own a gun. By federal law‚ under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)‚ it is unlawful for anyone to sell a firearm or ammunition to any person while knowing or having a reason to suspect that person has a mental disorder or defect (Doeden‚ 2011). There is a reason for this; people who have PTSD are more
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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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