12.28.07
Returning Veterans Falling Through The Cracks - Again!!!!
I see an opportunity here for Red Stater’s to respond and help our proud Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines returning from the front.
It appears that more bureaucratic boondoggles are still plaguing returning Veterans of the ongoing conflicts though out the world.
Connecticut in particular is trying to reach out to returning Veterans to help them and their families cope with the stress and financial problems often incurred when a family member returns from a war zone. To date, they have been stifled in their attempts to even find out WHO is returning!
Connecticut Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz told a presidential panel Friday that the federal government needs to share more information about wounded soldiers returning home so states can do a better job helping them.
“Our question is, why can’t we, the states, be considered partners?” Schwartz said. “There is a need. There really is a need … We’re not asking for money. We’re asking for information.”
She stated to the panel that they are asking for less information then is available on most mailing lists, yet they are continually denied the information due to the Government citing privacy law concerns.
The panel is headed by former GOP Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kansas, and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala.
COME ON you guys, get your behinds in gear and get the information out to these guys and gals home states!
Divorce rates are running rampant within the ranks of returning Vets, health care is being denied, monetary assistance is being withheld all because the US Government WILL NOT verify the information being provided by the soldiers!
The story, CT Veteran Affairs Commissioner Pushes for Soldier Info appears here.
Why can’t we unite in this cause, help the Commissioner get the info she needs and help these guys! When I came back from the Nam, we weren’t liked very much, but there was plenty of help available for us. What happened?
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