think American veterans should be honored for several key reasons. The first and foremost reason is that these brave men and women risked ther lives for the freedom of the United States‚ or even for the freedom of a country half way around the world‚ which they knew nothing about. Either way these soilders fought for freedom‚ and each one should be honored one way or another. Another reason veterans should be commended is because we never want to repeat the time when Vietnam war veterans came back to
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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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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission is “to care for him who shall have borne the battle‚ and for his widow‚ and his orphan” (Abraham Lincoln) by assisting and honoring the United States Veterans (VA‚ 2015). The strategic planning areas mentioned in the book; the mission; vision; values; grand strategic objectives‚ specific organization‚ benchmarks‚ metrics‚ targets‚ goals and others are similar to the VA strategic planning. Because of the unique mission of the VA‚ some will not be adaptable
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Expanded Research Proposal: Problems at Department of Veteran Affairs Brown‚ Deroni deronib@yahoo.com MGMT 591- Leadership and Organizational Behavior Dr. Sarvis January 30‚ 2015 The purpose of this study is to investigate the leadership issues and broken promises to veterans by the Department of Veteran Affairs. The Department of Veteran Affairs is the Primary benefits provided for veteran all over the world. The Department of Veteran Affairs is a government organization that has been put
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conditions prevent veterans from getting jobs and that unemployment prevents veterans from seeking help. Employers prefer not to take the risk of hiring a person that could snap at any moment. As a result‚ many veterans with mental conditions do not have jobs. The few veterans who are able to obtain employment are very cautious about everything they do to make sure they don’t loose that job. Gary Richard commented that one reason unemployment is such a problem is that veterans are “scared to death
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Zealand war veterans. Between 1964-1972‚ there was about 4‚000 young New Zealanders who had volunteered to service in Vietnam‚ they were wanting to get out into the world and do something exciting but the thrills of war were soon replaced by the gruesome reality. Things got worse when they finally returned home as they came to face an angry public and were told to get out of their uniform quickly and not to tell anyone where they had been. The full impact of the Vietnam war on the veterans took years
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The reason our veterans are important to our history is because they were the ones who fought for our freedom and independence from England. The Continental Army was created in 1775 and commanded by General George Washington. We won the War with Britain in 1781 allowing us the freedom to form the Confederate States. In 1789‚ the Constitution went into effect and made the first President (George Washington) the Commander-in-Chief of our military. The Constitution Preamble states “We the People
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among homeless veterans because Veteran Affairs (V.A.) medical centers currently do not have services that are designed specifically for women and that there is limited sensitivity about or understanding of women’s needs at the V.A. medical centers (p. 60). At the time of this study‚ Selgado’s study (as cited in Benda‚ 2005) shows women only comprised 5 percent of veterans with access to health care services in the V.A.‚ or approximately 1.4 million of a total of 25.5 million veterans. The lack of
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For Veterans with PTSD‚ A New Demon: Their Meds Threat of Addiction to Prescription Painkillers Heightened With Mental Illness By Thomas Catan @tomcatan Thomas.Catan@wsj.com Thomas Catan Biography Thomas Catan @tomcatan Thomas.Catan@wsj.com Thomas Catan Biography Updated Nov. 10‚ 2013 10:32 p.m. ET NEWPORT‚ N.H.—Desperation drove Timothy Fazio‚ a former Marine‚ to turn up around midnight at a veterans’ hospital near Boston. His post-traumatic stress disorder was causing
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About Thanksgiving Day "O that men would praise the LORD for his goodness‚ and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" -Psalm 107:8‚15‚21 and 31 Thanksgiving Day is celebrated with lot of joy and enthusiasm not only in US but other countries as well. It symbolises the feeling of gratitude‚ people feel towards God for bestowing constant grace and love. More commonly it is celebrated to thank God for the bounty of autumn harvest. The official thanksgiving day is celebrated on the fourth
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