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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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# 250:
9:32 am PDT, Oct 20,
Howard Stein, Illinois
# 249:
9:32 am PDT, Oct 20,
Regina Krause, Kansas
For the sacrifices they have made, some basic medical care is the least that can be done.
For the sacrifices they have made, some basic medical care is the least that can be done.
# 248:
9:32 am PDT, Oct 20,
Paul Cranmer, Illinois
Not only has the Congress allowed the president to betray the interests of the average American for the interests of business cronysim, it is now proposing to betray the troops it has sent in harms way by denying the medical care they need and will need. What are our Congressmen thinking?
Not only has the Congress allowed the president to betray the interests of the average American for the interests of business cronysim, it is now proposing to betray the troops it has sent in harms way by denying the medical care they need and will need. What are our Congressmen thinking?
# 247:
9:31 am PDT, Oct 20,
Rebecca Staunton, California
It is an awful state of affairs when our military personnel and famililies are struggling with healthcare costs and daily expenses as they face daily life threatening dangers overseas. What makes this situation more tragic is the fact that each member of the Congress and the Senate collect great benefits especially retirement while the military personnel suffer. IF YOU REALLY CARE rather than placating TALK WALK THE WALK.
It is an awful state of affairs when our military personnel and famililies are struggling with healthcare costs and daily expenses as they face daily life threatening dangers overseas. What makes this situation more tragic is the fact that each member of the Congress and the Senate collect great benefits especially retirement while the military personnel suffer. IF YOU REALLY CARE rather than placating TALK WALK THE WALK.
# 246:
9:31 am PDT, Oct 20,
Jessica Helterman, New Jersey
# 245:
9:31 am PDT, Oct 20,
Peter G. yackel, Minnesota
# 244:
9:31 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kirsten Shelton, Texas
Unbelievable! These men and women are over there fighting the war on terror and then come home to crap like this! Our government is so selfish. I bet the governement healthcare pays for anything, even plastic surgery and you are going to deny these brave men and women decent healthcare! Shame on you!
Unbelievable! These men and women are over there fighting the war on terror and then come home to crap like this! Our government is so selfish. I bet the governement healthcare pays for anything, even plastic surgery and you are going to deny these brave men and women decent healthcare! Shame on you!
# 243:
9:31 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Florida
I am a terminally ill Disabled Gulf War Veteran who has fought for years to recieve benefits from the VA to no avail. This needs to stop!!!
I am a terminally ill Disabled Gulf War Veteran who has fought for years to recieve benefits from the VA to no avail. This needs to stop!!!
# 242:
9:31 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kim Prestidge, Minnesota
# 241:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Jamie Bostick, California
These guys are too much! Cutting funding for the people who have become disabled fighting a war that these jerks wanted! I say we cut THEIR healthcare benefits and make THEM wait to see a doctor. They are public servants, they should have to suffer every indecency they bring down on the people they are supposed to serve.
These guys are too much! Cutting funding for the people who have become disabled fighting a war that these jerks wanted! I say we cut THEIR healthcare benefits and make THEM wait to see a doctor. They are public servants, they should have to suffer every indecency they bring down on the people they are supposed to serve.
# 239:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Mamie Laundreaux, North Dakota
OUR America should take care of those in the Armed Service, they are the ones who are fighting for AMERICA. OUR Men and Women are there fighting for those who are in War against each other, lets NOT LET OUR AMERICA END UP LIKE THOSE WHO ARE FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER. OUR SOLDIERS need to be taken care of not for gotten, like those in the past, even those SOLIDERS need help!!!!! Do you not have a heart?
OUR America should take care of those in the Armed Service, they are the ones who are fighting for AMERICA. OUR Men and Women are there fighting for those who are in War against each other, lets NOT LET OUR AMERICA END UP LIKE THOSE WHO ARE FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER. OUR SOLDIERS need to be taken care of not for gotten, like those in the past, even those SOLIDERS need help!!!!! Do you not have a heart?
# 238:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Anthony Pifer, Ohio
# 237:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Rosalyn Wilson, Texas
# 236:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Harriet Rhodes, Connecticut
# 235:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
They have already given up a lot for us, lets not let them down now!
They have already given up a lot for us, lets not let them down now!
# 234:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Joseph Slater, Connecticut
You continue to ask our young men and women to make the ultimate sacrifice, we expect you to do the same.
You continue to ask our young men and women to make the ultimate sacrifice, we expect you to do the same.
# 233:
9:30 am PDT, Oct 20,
Joel E Shepard, Georgia
# 232:
9:29 am PDT, Oct 20,
Rhonda Wolfe, North Carolina
They take care of our country we should take care of them if or when the time comes!
They take care of our country we should take care of them if or when the time comes!
# 231:
9:29 am PDT, Oct 20,
Lorelei Herr Ward, South Carolina
TO FUND THE WAR AND BIG BROTHERS POCKETS THEY HAVE BEEN ROBBING THE VETS, SENIORS, CHILDREN, SCHOOLS, ENVIROMENT, ECT. WHEN WILL THIS STOP?
TO FUND THE WAR AND BIG BROTHERS POCKETS THEY HAVE BEEN ROBBING THE VETS, SENIORS, CHILDREN, SCHOOLS, ENVIROMENT, ECT. WHEN WILL THIS STOP?
# 230:
9:29 am PDT, Oct 20,
Carol Valentine, Hawaii
We sent our men and women to foreign countries, knowing that so very many of them would be killed or hurt. Do not abandon them when they return wounded and in need. Do not put on blinders and pretend the war has not hurt so many.
We sent our men and women to foreign countries, knowing that so very many of them would be killed or hurt. Do not abandon them when they return wounded and in need. Do not put on blinders and pretend the war has not hurt so many.
# 229:
9:29 am PDT, Oct 20,
Valerie Walasek, Wisconsin
# 228:
9:29 am PDT, Oct 20,
Jamie Evans, Massachusetts
# 227:
9:29 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Nevada
# 226:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
REBECCA BULLA, North Carolina
THEY ARE WILLLING TO GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM, ANY BENEFITS NECESSARY SHOULD NOT BE DISCONTINUED!
THEY ARE WILLLING TO GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM, ANY BENEFITS NECESSARY SHOULD NOT BE DISCONTINUED!
# 225:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Carol Judge, New Mexico
Must-see movie -- "THE GROUND TRUTH"! Shameful! Heartbreaking! Disgraceful! Outrageous! Our heroes are not just being ignored -- they are being EXPLOITED!
Must-see movie -- "THE GROUND TRUTH"! Shameful! Heartbreaking! Disgraceful! Outrageous! Our heroes are not just being ignored -- they are being EXPLOITED!
# 224:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Franne Kaplan, New York
# 223:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Oklahoma
Why do you want to hurt the very people that are fighting for your freedom,thet deserve the very best we can give them,so quit trying to take away what they need to be able to live in the besy way possible .
Why do you want to hurt the very people that are fighting for your freedom,thet deserve the very best we can give them,so quit trying to take away what they need to be able to live in the besy way possible .
# 222:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kurt Leith, Connecticut
Our troops are giving everything they've got to try and protect us, let's take the very best care of them. Anything else is SHAMEFUL!
Our troops are giving everything they've got to try and protect us, let's take the very best care of them. Anything else is SHAMEFUL!
# 221:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Vincient Cleamons, Oklahoma
# 220:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Nevada
# 219:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Laura Herndon, California
# 218:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Linda Mayo, Virginia
Our men & women who fight to protect our freedoms should NOT have to fight to get their health benefits. They should already have them in place to help them if and when they need them. Why would anyone in office want to not give our troops what they need, when they need it. These men and women have committed their lives to protecting a country that they love and it would be totally unacceptable not to be there for them when they need us. I think Congress should look at this as a no-brainer, be there for our troops. They were there for us.
Our men & women who fight to protect our freedoms should NOT have to fight to get their health benefits. They should already have them in place to help them if and when they need them. Why would anyone in office want to not give our troops what they need, when they need it. These men and women have committed their lives to protecting a country that they love and it would be totally unacceptable not to be there for them when they need us. I think Congress should look at this as a no-brainer, be there for our troops. They were there for us.
# 217:
9:28 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Virginia
My significant other is in Kuwait serving our country. Veterans certainly deserve the best care we can give them. They have given the ultimate sacrifice, often their lives for us. The least we can do is provide them with the care they need if they come home from war!
My significant other is in Kuwait serving our country. Veterans certainly deserve the best care we can give them. They have given the ultimate sacrifice, often their lives for us. The least we can do is provide them with the care they need if they come home from war!
# 216:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Miriam Lavandier, Pennsylvania
These guys have willingly given up their youth and best years in service to our country. They have left their home, families, wives and children. What more reason do you need?
These guys have willingly given up their youth and best years in service to our country. They have left their home, families, wives and children. What more reason do you need?
# 215:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Faith Gaskin, Maryland
Instead of cutting funds there needs to be an increase in the funds for the medical needs of veterans. To cover ALL medical care.
Instead of cutting funds there needs to be an increase in the funds for the medical needs of veterans. To cover ALL medical care.
# 214:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Ann Thryft, California
# 213:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Carol Cornelius, Georgia
# 212:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
I think Vets should have the same health care as our representatives in Washington. Vets are the only ones who actually deserve it.
I think Vets should have the same health care as our representatives in Washington. Vets are the only ones who actually deserve it.
# 211:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Rev Ludwell Brown, Virginia
# 210:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Catherine Larkin, Massachusetts
# 209:
9:27 am PDT, Oct 20,
Grace Oleary, New York
# 208:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Ashlee Howes, Arizona
# 207:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Michelle Webb, New Jersey
# 206:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Preston Johnson, Nebraska
I am a VA worker, and it amazes me how Congress treats our VET. If they can put their lives on the for our freedom, we need to show our VETs that we care. That means provide them with the best health care possible.
I am a VA worker, and it amazes me how Congress treats our VET. If they can put their lives on the for our freedom, we need to show our VETs that we care. That means provide them with the best health care possible.
# 205:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Alma Marinez, California
If we ask them to risk their lives and limbs for us we have an obligation to care for them and their families. It is just the right thing to do.
If we ask them to risk their lives and limbs for us we have an obligation to care for them and their families. It is just the right thing to do.
# 204:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Carolyn Chitwood, Tennessee
most could not get own insurance
most could not get own insurance
# 203:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Linda Cox, Idaho
My father has been fighting for 20 yrs or more to get his health care and pension from the govenment. They say he doesn't exist. Strange, many of his comrades in arms say they were in service with him and were there when he sustained the life long injuries he struggles with today. This is NOT RIGHT. Stop taking benefits from those who fight for our freedoms.
My father has been fighting for 20 yrs or more to get his health care and pension from the govenment. They say he doesn't exist. Strange, many of his comrades in arms say they were in service with him and were there when he sustained the life long injuries he struggles with today. This is NOT RIGHT. Stop taking benefits from those who fight for our freedoms.
# 202:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kathleen Fetta, California
# 201:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 20,
Renee Dolfini, Virginia