The Veterans Administration is known not by the exceptional care and service they provide‚ but by the outrageously high numbers of suicide and death to service members waiting to be seen and treated through their facilities. We see brave Americans risking their life and limbs to defend this country only to return home to a flawed healthcare system. Since the beginning of the Second Gulf War‚ the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has seen a surge of veterans coming in to seek help physically
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Lincoln’s immortal words became the Veterans Affairs motto in 1959. In this essay I will talk about how our country has continuously supported our veterans by giving them the opportunity to get the education they want‚ and also by giving them a chance at a job so they can continue their lives once they’re back. Lastly‚ I would like to talk about the health care benefits that our veterans so rightly deserve. Many opportunities are available to advance the education or veterans or service members. Some spouses
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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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Veterans have done so much for us.They risk their lives for our country.We need to do something for them.We need to honor them for fighting for our county.If you have a family member that is a veteran you should call them and thank them for putting their life on the line. We have to show them appreciation and help them when they get back.Give them a ride‚donate money‚take them to dinner just do something to help them.War is a scaring thing when you see something bad there and you will it sticks with
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will be done for our homeless veterans? What has and will be done for our homeless veterans? Our veterans are an important part to society. They gave their lives to protect their country every day. Though many face hard times and homelessness they are still part of society. The Department of Veteran Affairs has in place a plan to end homelessness by the end of this year. The public can lend a hand in helping to end veteran homelessness. Our veterans are falling asleep under the
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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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Homeless Veterans The societal problem that I’m studying is Homeless Veterans and how they affect our society. Homeless veterans affect many aspects of society: According to the SLO Homeless web site‚ the economic impact‚ operating and maintaining homeless support services programs such as homeless shelters‚ day centers‚ homeless medical services and so forth are costly ventures. Is never enough funds to cover every single homeless veteran‚ this in turn means that many homeless are forced to
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troubled veterans who fought to keep our country safe? Many of them end up in the criminal justice system after being released from service for many different reasons‚ with one of the most prominent reasons being mental health issues. The Veterans Court was first established by Judge Robert Russell‚ during 2008‚ in Buffalo‚ New York after he noticed a rise in veterans returning to his courtroom (Army Times). Judge Russell founded the court system to counsel‚ mentor‚ and treat veterans with the care
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Keith McKinney September 29‚ 2016 PD: 8 persuasive essay I am writing this today to persuade everyone here into signing this petition online that will save america’s volunteer firefighters. By signing this petition‚ you will be all volunteer firefighters and their companies. This petition will encourage younger people between the ages of 18 and 35 to join volunteer companies near by. This petition will also enlarge the number of volunteers and give our current ones reason to
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July 20‚ 2016 Research Essay Draft Post 9/11 Disabled Veterans and The Problems They Face The number of disabled veterans has increased greatly since September 11th 2001 due to the resulting military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. There are roughly 22 million veterans in the United States and about 3.5 million of them have service-connected disability. This is due in large part to the increase in medical technology‚ so the post 9/11 veterans are surviving injuries that would have been certain death
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