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jwirr

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6. Exactly. My son-in-law was hurt in the Turkey years ago and he has been trying to get his paperwork

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 11:22 AM

Sep 2014

straightened out at the VA - it is going on more than 2 years now and they are fighting to keep their home. Yet the VA does nothing. They had a meeting 3 days ago when the VA admitted they had screwed up so now we will see.

Just curious - does it do any good to write our congress people and the president?

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"A nation that does not care for its war veterans has no business making new ones." [View all] WilliamPitt Sep 2014 OP

Another in a long list of reasons to avoid war. Scuba Sep 2014 #1

So, um, if we start caring for Vets then it's "game on"? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #2

Now we have "donate to veterans" commercials just like ASPCA commercials. woo me with science Sep 2014 #3

exactly. marym625 Sep 2014 #14

K&R Solly Mack Sep 2014 #4

Yes, all the flag pins they wear don't add up to one cent of actual support for veterans suffragette Sep 2014 #7

They lost my husband's records of serving in Iraq. Just *poof*. Solly Mack Sep 2014 #10

I'm sorry that happened suffragette Sep 2014 #13

DURec leftstreet Sep 2014 #5

Exactly. My son-in-law was hurt in the Turkey years ago and he has been trying to get his paperwork jwirr Sep 2014 #6

We don't even take proper care of our active-duty folks, much less veterans. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #8

your on fire today 1dogleft Sep 2014 #9

you're WilliamPitt Sep 2014 #11

correct n/t 1dogleft Sep 2014 #12