Comments on: The Forever War of the Mind http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/11/07/the-forever-war-of-the-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-forever-war-of-the-mind Military Veterans and Foreign Affairs Journal - VA - Veterans Administration Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:34:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe 'Ragman' Tarnovsky Vietnam Combat Veteran 68-69-70 http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/11/07/the-forever-war-of-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31831 Joe 'Ragman' Tarnovsky Vietnam Combat Veteran 68-69-70 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:55:20 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/?p=9288#comment-31831 Well said, Jim, and Welcome Home, Brother. The only issue I have is that I respectfully request and ask that you stop calling what we receive as "benefits" and replace that word with "ENTITLEMENTS." My reason for this respectful suggestion is the word "benefits" to many of those that NEVER served day one for this country, conjuures up the image of WELFARE and people getting something for nothing. Our "ENTITLEMENTS" are what we have earned and our entitled to for our loyal and faithful service and are an extension of the low pay we receive for putting our lives on the line. Even though the troops today get paid much more than we did during Vietnam, their pay is still a pittiance for the risks and sacrifices that they must take to protect us and our country. I also like the word obligation that you used in referring to what this country owes veterans and again, Jim, well written and stated! Welcome HOME! Well said, Jim, and Welcome Home, Brother. The only issue I have is that I respectfully request and ask that you stop calling what we receive as “benefits” and replace that word with “ENTITLEMENTS.” My reason for this respectful suggestion is the word “benefits” to many of those that NEVER served day one for this country, conjuures up the image of WELFARE and people getting something for nothing. Our “ENTITLEMENTS” are what we have earned and our entitled to for our loyal and faithful service and are an extension of the low pay we receive for putting our lives on the line. Even though the troops today get paid much more than we did during Vietnam, their pay is still a pittiance for the risks and sacrifices that they must take to protect us and our country. I also like the word obligation that you used in referring to what this country owes veterans and again, Jim, well written and stated! Welcome HOME!

]]> By: D J BLAIR http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/11/07/the-forever-war-of-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-30357 D J BLAIR Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/?p=9288#comment-30357 MY war is a forever war and I fight it each night and every day that I live and remember that I was despised for my service. I will not live too much longer as the AGENT is taking me away but I was killed in 1965, and only learned it a few years later. I cannot forget, and my VA Psychiatrest will have night mares for the rest of his life if he ever listens to any of his patients and stops telling us "You can't personalize the fact that the VC were shooting at you". It was very personal to me weither or not it was personal to them, or to him. MY war is a forever war and I fight it each night and every day that I live and remember that I was despised for my service. I will not live too much longer as the AGENT is taking me away but I was killed in 1965, and only learned it a few years later. I cannot forget, and my VA Psychiatrest will have night mares for the rest of his life if he ever listens to any of his patients and stops telling us “You can’t personalize the fact that the VC were shooting at you”. It was very personal to me weither or not it was personal to them, or to him.

]]> By: jerry http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/11/07/the-forever-war-of-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-30343 jerry Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:27:41 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/?p=9288#comment-30343 i totally agree with you god bless ua and us veterans because noone else does i totally agree with you god bless ua and us veterans because noone else does

]]> By: jmbigmanj http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/11/07/the-forever-war-of-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-30342 jmbigmanj Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:23:25 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/?p=9288#comment-30342 i thin k its disgusting that the veterans have to wait so long for their benefits. when we were sent to vietnam to fight for a war that was needlessy we went didnt we. then when we come back home the disregard us like garbage. the va and washington are waiting for us to die off first thats the problem im not the only one saying this hundreds of veterans i know feel the same way i do./ so pleas tell the president and the man in charge of the va that time is against us they should be ashamed of themselves. thank u jerry i thin k its disgusting that the veterans have to wait so long for their benefits. when we were sent to vietnam to fight for a war that was needlessy we went didnt we. then when we come back home the disregard us like garbage. the va and washington are waiting for us to die off first thats the problem im not the only one saying this hundreds of veterans i know feel the same way i do./ so pleas tell the president and the man in charge of the va that time is against us
they should be ashamed of themselves.
thank u
jerry

]]> By: Jim Starowicz 'Nam '70-'71 http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/11/07/the-forever-war-of-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-30279 Jim Starowicz 'Nam '70-'71 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:34:03 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/?p=9288#comment-30279 Related: Veterans and supporters ask Coburn to drop hold on bill http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20091107_16_A1_WASHIN225160 "I would say that we cannot now turn our backs on the obligation to care for those who fought,'' Akaka said. "When we, as a body, vote to send American troops to war, we are promising to take care of them when they return. I firmly believe the cost of veterans' benefits and services is a true cost of war and must be treated as such.'' What (r)'s are good at Obstruction, especially as to Veterans, especially this past Decade plus and while Rubber Stamping two occupations and all wanted by the military industrial complex for their war profiteering, Blood Wealth!! Related: Veterans and supporters ask Coburn to drop hold on bill http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20091107_16_A1_WASHIN225160

“I would say that we cannot now turn our backs on the obligation to care for those who fought,” Akaka said.

“When we, as a body, vote to send American troops to war, we are promising to take care of them when they return. I firmly believe the cost of veterans’ benefits and services is a true cost of war and must be treated as such.”

What (r)’s are good at Obstruction, especially as to Veterans, especially this past Decade plus and while Rubber Stamping two occupations and all wanted by the military industrial complex for their war profiteering, Blood Wealth!!

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