Veteran‚ a small word…with an enormous meaning. The definition of words may be altered based upon personal perspectives. Prior to entering the course of “The Literature of The Returning Soldier” my definition of a veteran was simply someone who fought for our county‚ I now have expanded my ideas on the definition of what a veteran truly is. In my personal opinion‚ a veteran can be a man or women‚ they are selfless individuals who often give up their personal lives to enter a future of uncertainties
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Incentives and Performance Measurement Within the Department of Veterans Affairs The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for providing a broad spectrum of healthcare services to war veterans‚ ranging from medical to psychological services. The Department of Veterans Affairs or the VA was formerly established in 1930 after Congress authorized the President to “consolidate and coordinate Government activities affecting war veterans”. Since that time “the VA health care system has grown from
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Veterans Interview Alex Pueblos: Staff Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps 1966-1967 Interviewer: (inset name) “The best thing I learned was honor and discipline” 1. What branch did you serve in? “Us Marines” 2. What were you doing before you got involved with the military? “I was working at a beach club” 3. What did you expect the military to be like? “for it be tough‚ and I was the shortest man in the platoon 4. What is the highest rank you achieved? “Staff Sergeant” 5. What made you decide
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America’s most embattled emblem (Coski). Also known as the Confederate Flag. The Flag is very controversial to whether or not the Flag should be allowed to be flown or not. There are many cases in which the Flag is correlated to bad situations‚ but also related to good meanings. The Flag is used in many ways such as‚ a memoriam and in bad ways such as‚ KKK marches. While the flag will always be flown somewhere‚ one will never stop the Flag from being flown‚ racism can be stopped. The flying
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The issue of the Confederate Flag has a long history. The fight in Michigan is over a different flag‚ the "Betsy Ross" flag. It was made in 1777. This was not long after the Declaration of Independence. The flag has 13 stars and 13 stripes. They stand for the 13 original colonies. These colonies became the United States. 240 years have passed by and the flag is now an issue to many people of color because‚ when the flag was made it was during the time of slavery and it was flown during the early
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The confederate flag should not be banned because it’s not about people being racist‚ it’s about the slavery and our hairitage. The confederate flag has been around since the civil war. The confederate flag has been around for about 150 years. They are taking the confederate flag down from the battle ground and tv shows and now trying to ban it from school. They should not ban it because it goes way back. Just because the guy shot 9 black people‚ it should be banned. The confederate flag is a part
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Nearly 8‚000 people gathered in front of the South Carolina state house to watch the Confederate flag lowered permanently after suggestion by Governor Nikki Haley. The Confederate Flag‚ used during the Civil War representing the south‚ or the Confederacy‚ receives mixed opinions. While the majority of people-specifically 57%‚ according to a poll conducted by CNN-say it represents southern heritage and the fight for constitutional rights‚72% of African Americans‚ 25% of whites say it represents what
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To most people having a giant monument dedicated to someone who believed that they were superior to other human beings sounds wrong. So‚ if that is the case why do we still have monuments dedicated to Confederate Soldiers? Right now‚ the biggest argument against the removal of these monuments is that they preserve our history but‚ it is important to remember that they foster a culture of discrimination and represent white supremacy. Controversy has surrounded this topic since the early 1900s and
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The Confederate Flag was the main flag for the Confederates during the civil war‚ and has remained a part of the southern culture to this day. The Confederates in the Civil War stood for the right to own people and force them to work. The Confederate Flag in the 1860’s was more a symbol of people fighting for beliefs‚ but today is a symbol of modern racism. The Confederate Flag is offensive to African-Americans‚ and is a symbol of racial segregation. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of racism and
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Arguably‚ military veterans are among the strongest and most brave people in society. They selflessly put their lives on the line so that others may be free. For many veterans‚ the military is simply their way of life‚ it’s the only life they really know and they can’t imagine not being able to live it. When a veteran is forced to leave the military due to injury sustained while performing their duties‚ it can be devastating. Not only are they dealing with a potentially debilitating injury‚ but
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