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 MSNBC is running a piece today on the U.S. Government's failure to provide mental health care to its veterans, particularly those returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Could you imagine, being a 21 year old kid who goes to war, expecting to eliminate 'weapons of mass destruction' only to learn it was a sham and in the process being shot at, having to kill people, ordered to collect body parts, seeing a sea of blood and gore; and once you're home, you can't even see a shrink or have benefits to cover it, or be forced to use some DOD-run care facility like Walter Reed?
I'm the kid of a Korean vet and cringe when I hear my dad has had to seek care at the local veterans' hospital and clinics back in Mississippi.
All this while Congress grants itself and its employees some of the best healthcare coverage on Earth. Something is very, very wrong here.
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AndyMan writes:
Amen Sister !
Posted on June 18, 2007 18:59