Demand Healthcare for Our Heroes

9:21 am PDT, Oct 20, Carole Spear, Massachusetts

9:21 am PDT, Oct 20, Pat Schiro, Arizona

9:21 am PDT, Oct 20, Jamee McGaughan, Delaware

9:21 am PDT, Oct 20, Tonja Harvey, California

9:21 am PDT, Oct 20, Larry Campbell, Florida
How can they not provide the money for these Veterans? I thought Republicans for our military. Apparently not.

9:21 am PDT, Oct 20, Eric Hirsch, New York
The greatest and most noble sacrifice a person can make is to give his life for another. Whether our soldiers come home dead, alive, gravely wounded, or permanently disabled, their sacrifice demands that we honor them with the greatest care we, as a nation, can afford. I'm for low taxes but I'd gladly have mine increased in order to provide all veterans with the best care money can buy. Whatever Congress needs to do to see to the permanent well-being of our troops and their families, it ought to do. Anything short of that brings disgrace on our nation. DO WHAT IS RIGHT, AND NOTHING LESS.

9:21 am PDT, Oct 20, Ed Torres, Texas
America needs to take care of its military veterans if wants to have a strong military force.

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Tony Solomon, Indiana

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Lorre E. Daignault, Rhode Island

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Linda Peedin, North Carolina

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Name not displayed, Alabama
When our men and women go o fight for our country, nothing should be held back from them as they continue in service or come home (discharged) from the services.

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Patricia Henry, New York
THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THE MEN & WOMEN WHO HAVE PROTECTED THIS COUNTRY! THEY DESERVE FULL BENEFITS!!

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Brenda C. King, California
I can't imagine anyone in this country not believing for a minute that our Veterans don't deserve health care. What kind of a nation are we not to take care of those who are taking care of us!

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Helen Bowers, New York
No one should have to fight for health care. But least of all, those who have already given us so much.

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Jim Dadosky, North Carolina
Supporting our troops means also giving them what they deserve!

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, William P. Williams, Texas

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Judith Rosen, Massachusetts
We sent our soldiers into a disastrous situation. To turn our backs on these brave citizens, when they need healthcare in unacceptable.

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Deborah Noel, Arizona

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Darcy Noble & Kids, Maine
I'm a VET & I'm ashamed for YOU! GIVE US OUR BENEFITS!!!!

9:20 am PDT, Oct 20, Rev. Fr. Raymond Clark, California
DON'T HANG OUR HEROES OUT TO DRY!

9:19 am PDT, Oct 20, John Hachmann, California

9:19 am PDT, Oct 20, Daniel A. Christ, North Dakota

9:19 am PDT, Oct 20, Rick Pickett, California

9:19 am PDT, Oct 20, Jane Martin, Ohio

9:19 am PDT, Oct 20, Aaron Reimer, Texas
Those willing to sacrifice their lives for the luxury of freedom you and I enjoy ought to be treated with utmost respect and dignity in all things, including health care. Please remember them as you vote.

9:19 am PDT, Oct 20, Karen Gray, Indiana

9:19 am PDT, Oct 20, Rebecca Dumeyer, Colorado

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Antoinette M. Niebieszczanski, Ohio

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Cindy Waltershausen, Wisconsin
Veterans serve our country bravely. Some of their health problems are due to that service. We owe it to them to be sure they have the very best health care.

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Tammy Wojcik, Florida
i agree they do deserve it

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Melinda Broadwater, Oregon
Its bad enough that we continue with this war.But do the troops need to worry about healthcare as well.

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Catherine Stander, Nebraska
The last ting in the world you should do is cut the budget for Veteran's health care or any of their benefits. You, as well as the rest of our nation depend on these people to defend us and they do not get much thanks. What is required of the men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan is too much and they are dyng everyday. They are bing wounded every day for you and for all of us in the USA. They work in conditions of hell and we sit in comfort. Their lives are not their own, but ours are. Look what our great nation has done to the Viet Nam Vets. Let us not ever ever do this again. And while your at it, let's either pull out of the Middle East, or send them more help. I am disgusted with our government and the world hates us and knows we don't even give a damn about our own. We act big, yet we could be crushed more than we have, by 911 and the hurricanes. Children are starving. People can't afford health care or a decent place to live. the rich get richer and the rest of us barely make ends meet.....our morals disgust the people of the Islamic faith....and then we have the gall to try and make them live like we do. We are not better. Tonight I am going to a shelter where there are vets, and homeless families, addicts and abused women. You have turned your back on them too. God help us all.

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Julie Elholm, Minnesota

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Patricia Layden, Washington
War is not the answer to anything, but those who are made to fight should be covered for their health needs when they return.

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Anna Bennett, Arizona
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. 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,

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Marjorie L. Schwartz, California
We talk a lot about our troops but we have been very remiss in providing them with the safety they deserve. Let's not continue this shameful treatment of the men and women who risk their lives daily for us. They more than deserve the highest quality healthcare. This should be a national priority along with health care for all.

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Francesca Fortunato, New York

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Lacey Hicks, California

9:18 am PDT, Oct 20, Name not displayed, Nebraska

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Dionne Wilson, Washington D.C.

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Robert Komorous, Illinois

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Beth Masck, California
My dad is a WWII vet. From what I have seen of VA healthcare, it isn't even second rate. He needs certain medicines. The VA will only give him older versions of the medicines - which his doctors say he can't take because the newer medicines are so much better. He would not be alive without his medicine, so the VA is no help to him. They only want to give out old medicines that don't work as well as the newer versions of them. Now how is that quality healthcare for vets? The US government should be ashamed of itself. If VA care is so good, then that is what our US congress persons should have, too. Now that would get your attention, wouldn't it???

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Tim Ray, California

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Terry Szlucha, New York

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Stephan Donovan, Illinois
Providing full health care for our brave veterans is the least this country can and should do.

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, JoAnna Untermeyer, Texas

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Joe Perugini, Florida

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, S.J. Stratford, California

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Barbara Dawson, Missouri

9:17 am PDT, Oct 20, Cindi Seal, Mississippi
I'm a veteran and have also worked at a VA hospital for 5 years. I can remember it was back in the 80's when they started making it harder for veterans to get the care they need. They don't need to make it worse. Get caught up on the applications and get those veterans cared for!