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Demand Healthcare for Our Heroes
Target: U.S. Senate; House of RepresentativesSponsored by: Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
The men and women who fight for our freedom and safety should NOT have to fight to get the healthcare they deserve.
More than 20,000 brave soldiers have been injured while serving in the current "war on terror." Despite these sacrifices, Congress recently tried to slash the budget for the VA's traumatic brain injury care and research centers that so many of our wounded troops are depending on. Congress needs to know that anything short of fully funded healthcare and benefits for our veterans is unacceptable.
Our veterans have earned the right to high quality healthcare. Sign the Healthcare for Our Heroes Petition to demand that Congress hold up its end of the bargain and provide full funding for veterans' healthcare and benefits.
More than 20,000 brave soldiers have been injured while serving in the current "war on terror." Despite these sacrifices, Congress recently tried to slash the budget for the VA's traumatic brain injury care and research centers that so many of our wounded troops are depending on. Congress needs to know that anything short of fully funded healthcare and benefits for our veterans is unacceptable.
Our veterans have earned the right to high quality healthcare. Sign the Healthcare for Our Heroes Petition to demand that Congress hold up its end of the bargain and provide full funding for veterans' healthcare and benefits.
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We need to support our troops and ensure they have proper and effective health care.
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I am a Mother of a Marine that is still active service,deployed twice to Iraq. I am also a Grandmother of a Army Combat Medic that just returned from Iraq after a year there. I understand the military medical budget has been cut 30%. That is not right nor fair!
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My dad is a vet who earned his rights the hard way in korea and WWII. He stayed a lifetime in the service and then after he was retired the took away part of the benefits they had agreed on as a part of his service. The government needs to live up to its promises and do the RIGHT rhing for all who have fought in our military.
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They have served our country at a personal cost that usually means at a lesser pay rate than the general market place with fewer benefits as well.
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I support our troups! : )
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Veteran have put their lives on the line for us. We should give them the quality care they deserve.
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You are sending people overseas to fight for this country. If they come back with injuries to due what we asked of them, we are morally obligated to take care of them. I sure as hell would not fight for a country that won't back me up when I need help recovering from the trauma inflicted by protecting that same country. If America isn't willing to take care of her vets, America should NOT be waging war.
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I am a 20 year retired veteran with 100% service connected disability. I have tried to get appointments and I am told to go to a local civilian ER. My son was a Green Beret for 13 years and suffers from PTSD and as a result, a fall which required 2 brain surgery's. We have to fight to get his care as we live in a split area, it is a mess. Why can't we get care where it is available and with the best Doctors suited for the conditon involved? We deserve it--he deserves it and so do the many Veterans across the country who were willing to give their life for our freedom--and now--we are brushed aside and all promises are forgotten. Wake up and take care of the folks who took care of you.
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These people are supporting our way of life. They deserve the best healthcare that is possible. These people are going to foreign lands and are being exposed to God knows what, if something should go wrong with their health, they deserve the best.
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Hey cut out the cutting off of high quality healthcare
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So what is being said is that they can volunteer to die but they can't get America to volunteer healthcare? It's one thing to cheat the "everyday American" but now the government wants to cheat the people who die for us? Is this politics or ignorance?
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We send them into harms way; we expect them to behave heroically, and for the most part they DO. They give their all, and, for the most part, the government (WE THE PEOPLE), ignore them and wish they would just go away. Does this, in any way sound wrong to a political electee?
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