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Demand Healthcare for Our Heroes

Target: U.S. Senate; House of Representatives
Sponsored 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.

deadline: 11-11-2006
goal: 8,000

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Dear Decision Maker,

As Veterans Day approaches, I am reminded of the extreme sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform. These brave people have answered the call to duty to protect our nation and to defend our way of life. Over 1 million troops have served in the current "war on terror" and more than 20,000 of them have been injured in the line of duty.

Their sacrifice should be rewarded with the care, respect, and honor they have earned. Yet, Congress recently tried to slash the budget for the VA's traumatic brain injury care and research centers which many of our wounded troops are counting on. Worse yet, the Department of Veterans Affairs which handles healthcare and benefits for our returned soldiers currently has a backlog of more than 800,000 claims and cases pending with no plan to reduce it. Those 800,000 cases represent real people -- veterans who've served our country and their families -- who need our help and are not getting it.

[Your comment]

I call on you to honor the extreme sacrifices of our veterans by fully funding veterans' healthcare and benefits. It is the least we can do to thank them for everything they do for us and for our country.

Sincerely,

[Your name]
[Your address]

We signed the “Demand Healthcare for Our Heroes” petition!

# 100:

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Randell L. Midkiff, West Virginia
How Can You as elected Officals, Vote yourselves a pay raise when you wish, but can't give Veterans of Forign Wars, what they as Citizens, of these United States, go without the health care, they so richly deserve. After a war, you as elected officals, sent them to. Do you have a Conscious?

# 99:

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Lori Merriam, Idaho

# 98:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Enrique Fernandez, New York

# 97:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Nancy Downing, North Carolina
This should not even be an issue. Our military are entitled to benefits.

# 96:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, James Trontvet, Minnesota

# 95:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Shirley Eldridge, Mississippi
THEY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES TO GO AND FIGHT TO KEEP AMERICA FREE AND SOME GAVE THEIR LIVES.... THEY DESERVE IT

# 94:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Leah Palmer, Minnesota
This shouldn't even be an issue that we have to sign a petition for. They are the ones that have protect our freedoms and we should protect them as well.

# 93:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Rev. Eileen Mahood-Jose, New Jersey

# 92:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Aelred Glidden, Michigan

# 91:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Name not displayed, Minnesota

# 90:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Jeffrey Smith, Virginia

# 89:

9:16 am PDT, Oct 20, Karen Miller, Washington

# 88:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Charles R. Ondrasek, Texas

# 87:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Lori Moak-Kean, Washington

# 86:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Johnathon Gault, Indiana

# 85:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Amy Frohnapple, Ohio
You can do what you do because of our veterans. Start taking care of them better!!!

# 84:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Diana Keser, Illinois
Our Military deserve high quality health care. they served their young years fighting for our country. When they get out they need us to take care of them.

# 83:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Sarah O'Neal, Virginia

# 82:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, April Wycherley, Tennessee
Our veterans deserve the best of what this country has to offer! They risked their lives for our country, and our country doesn't need to turn it's back on them!

# 81:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, David Blanding, Michigan

# 80:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Ronetta Knott -Sawatzki, Washington
Shame on you!!!! We must support our troops and our returning veterans by insuring that they have more than adequate health care including counseling services! These men and women have fought valiantly....Let's support them!

# 79:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Kelli Jae Baeli, Arkansas

# 78:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Alice Deich, New Jersey

# 77:

9:15 am PDT, Oct 20, Ardith Arrington, Washington

# 76:

9:14 am PDT, Oct 20, Gina Santonas, New York

# 75:

9:14 am PDT, Oct 20, Tina Richards, Missouri
My son is an Iraq Veteran. He is trying to get care through the VA. His appointments are months between and their goal seems to be to disqualify him. Not help him. What did my son serve for, what good are all his shiney medals? When he is discarded by the very government that sent him to war.

# 74:

9:14 am PDT, Oct 20, Alexander Gangaware, Pennsylvania

# 73:

9:14 am PDT, Oct 20, Duane Richtsmeier, Iowa

# 72:

9:14 am PDT, Oct 20, Penelope Garcia, Kansas
I think veterans deserve high quality healthcare because our heroes have served and put they're life on the lines for our freedom. Demand Healthcare for Our Heroes. Thank You.

# 71:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Cecilia Behrendt, Florida

# 70:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Mary Lee, Alabama

# 69:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Percy Ingersoll, Montana
give health benifits to vets and our boys over seas

# 68:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Name not displayed, Arizona
I was in the US Navy. With the current company I'm with I don't have insurance. Please keep the VA and other benefits free.

# 67:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Niki Massie, North Carolina

# 66:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Kaylene Powell, Washington

# 65:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Margot Treybig, Virginia

# 64:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Connie Lee Cowan, New Jersey

# 63:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Arthur Kaltenborn, Ohio

# 62:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Mark Edgren, California

# 61:

9:13 am PDT, Oct 20, Alicia Smith, Massachusetts

# 60:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Lizbeth Diaz, Oklahoma

# 59:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Keith B. Avery, Georgia

# 58:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Mary HARRISON, Texas

# 57:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Debra Gray, Ohio
You send our men and women to wars to fight for our freedom and this is the thanks they get? Get out of office and let people in who actually care about this country and its people, and who will do right by our veterans.

# 56:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Theresa Farrell, Texas
What a shame we have to petition for healthcare for our military! Where are our priorities at?

# 55:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Shirley Martyn, Texas

# 54:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Nancy Whitlock, New Mexico

# 53:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Maria Trakas, Illinois

# 52:

9:12 am PDT, Oct 20, Denise McConaghy, Arizona

# 51:

9:11 am PDT, Oct 20, Kelly Tomlin, Texas

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