The key words here are “several of the American Legion’s leaders” not the whole organization. This article is pure Author opinion without fact to support it. I read several parts of it that I personally know are a pure cow paddy

This is just the second article by Mr. Duff that I’ve read, and never made it past the second paragraph.

If Mr. Duff truly believes what he writes about The American Legion, I’ll never look at another article that he authors.

Lastly, reading this totally unsupportable lie, makes me have second thoughts about this veterans web site.

You have excellent ideas.

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i know and have lived the why’s and hows of system failure.
i know exactly why those veterans are committing suicide in the road and what needs to change at the VA and elsewhere to really stop it.

Staff and ADVOCATES at teh VA and ELSEWHERE ARE funded but ARE too often REPRESENTING THIER INTERESTS not representing our interests.

ANYONE WHO THINKS WAR IS NOT THE LAST CHOICE AND MUST BE TO BE HONORABLE
Is supporting the Defense Industry and not Supporting Veterans.

With many disabled veterans living far below poverty and not getting access to the perks of officers and retirees. There is also an information gap within the ranks.

John McCain enjoys 6k a month, i read, and a host of full benefits and double or triple dips. He doesn’t even know how many homes he owns or where. to him its already enough because HE without govt checks and med care has more than enough. I DONT UNDERTAND WHY HE DOESN’T SET AN EXAMPLE AND GIVE GOVT checks he doesn’t need TO CHARITY TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS
AND GET PRIVATE PAY MEDICAL since his PORTION OF THE welfare ALSO COSTS PLENTY.

John who lived under a bridge for 8 years on about 200 per month only got better help when, i ,also homeless, helped him get access. he CAN NEVER HOPE TO GET The SAME CARE OR CONSIDERATION at the VA or ANYWHERE ELSE as those at eh top.

WhAT MADE THE UNITED STATES BOTH GREAT and GOOD is the freedoms and rights and supports that when properly applied and not misused or abused help make us all more able, so the whole can become stronger than the individual could be alone.

WE have never been and never will be socialist country.
ThE USSR had hoped to be sociailist but was taken over and was turned from far left to far right- Where a few held all the money power and resources made the rules and the rest had nothing and no voice..moslty 2 class.

WE THE USA, were also headed through deregulation and specualtiopnand a fake excuse for war wild profits for the few. that bankrupted the country nad most of its people heading the USA towards A 2 class SOCIETY.

WE ARE run on Capitalism and some redistribution of before the war and the real estate boom and inflation that created the need for the bad loans.. A small portion of the Wealth.

-UP UNITL ObamA’s recent changes in the tax structure REDISTRIBUTION was taken more from those who have less.

To be great and good WE NEED SOCially responsible programs LIKE FEMA, HWY PROGRAMS, VA, hosPitals, public schools, unemployment, work comp, disablity , voc rehab , foodstamps, afFordable housing and shelters. etc..

THEY make the USA HUMANE allowing for those who cant and more who can with help to be able capitalists.
THIS IS what makes USA THE economically STRONGEST steadyist NATION IN THE WORLD

IT IS NOT anything like Socialist, Where EVERYONE puts it all in one pot and has the same!

ABUSE IN A SYSTEM WHER SOMEHOW ALONG TEHWAY WE TOOK OUT THE ACCOUNTBALITY OF TEH INDIVIDUAL COG FOR THE WORKINGS OF ThE SYSTEM
has covered much bad acts nad bad care,

WHO CAN and will TAKE THESE COGS AND HOLD TEHM ACCOUNTABLE and BRInG REAL MEANINGFUL CAHNGE TO THE SysTEMS SO THEY WORK TO AMKE AMERICANS AND AMERICA STRONGER AGAIN.

THROWING OUT THE SYSTEM REEKInG FROM a FEW OR MAYBE EVEN A LOT OF BAD APPLES IS NOT THE SOLUTION.

Unless the USSR MODEL we were being led towards IS APPEALING TO YOU?

LET’S APPLY SOME ROTO ROOTER ACTION INSTEAD.

IF someone gets me a typist to help make my stuff readble in less tahn the hours it takes to still end up with this…. I WILL GIVe IT MY ALL.

PS: Peace and Democracy, it’s defense, and protection of Human Rights
IS the goal of all good MILITARY OPERATIONS.
or WHAT DO YOU FIGHT FOR?