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Camp Lejeune whistle-blower fired
Mark Benjamin at Salon reports on a whistle-blowing psychiatrist who allegedly "tried to prevent Fort Hood-style violence among Marines about to ‘lose it’ [and] instead loses his job. …
As Dr. Kernan Manion investigated the two Marines’ claims about conditions at the North Carolina military base, the largest Marine base on the East Coast, he found they were true.
Manion, a psychiatrist hired last January to treat Marines coming home from war with acute mental problems, warned his superiors of looming trouble at Camp Lejeune in a series of increasingly urgent memos."
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Homeless Veterans make up 25% of the homeless in the U.S. and no one cares
The statement above that you posted is wrong. There has been millions in new money to help with the homeless. You get on your rant and damn the whole VA system. YES THERE ARE PROBLEMS and I admit that. I have been using the VA since 1952, after I got back from Korea. I have had a few problems, but not all that you seem to tell about. All it takes is posters like you and a few Vets that want to gripe, because they could not get things done in one day. This is my opinion on that part. There is ONE thing that will make it a lot easier to get through the system. When you want help from the VA go to the Legion-VFW-DAV or other service officer. Let them do the work for you. They know where to go and what to do. If you get one that does not, get another. In the pat five years I have sent a lot of Vets up to the VA here in Maine. I sent three WW2 vets up and two of the came out with unemployability status and got the 100% pay rate. It is too bad when you or others make them look like a bunch of dubs. If you cared so much, why don’t you show them the ropes, if you can, on the best way to get the help needed. In my opinion you are only making those that need help in giving up before the start. It would help a lot more to cool off your tantrums or what ever you want to call your rants. For the ones reading his post and this one, you make the choice on what you think is the best approach. ————Bob, just another 100% disabled Vet and pleased for the VA system.
Hi, Yes, I do care very much about the plight of the HOMELESS Veteran. SC has a huge population. We have a shelter here at 1905 Burton Lane in N Charleston called “The GOOD Neighbor. They are the forgotten souls of this area even by the MAYOR HIMSELF. I personally wrote him a letter and I have not recieved a response nor has the center. My husband is a retired Master Chief and we do take as much time as we can for these men. ( it is a mens shelter). They are thirsty for love and attention they deserve. They are Viet-Nam veterans. It currently is full to capasity 36. They have a shared room (two to a room) three meals a day, but thirty 36 men drive up the bills electricty bill is out of this world and water bill is the same. Do they get a break NO. Two woman fight for grants from the federal government to keep this shelter going. It is insanity. They recieve NO federal funding. What is the definition of Insanity? Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. We never learn from the past. Deb
Peter
Sorry to hear of all your problems.
I truly hope you get better.
I have been reading a lot on Google about you from all the posts I found there. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Peter+Macdonald+Sgt+USMC+Semper+fi&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
I just want to make things a little clear on what you said about the way I think.
They were all wrong.
Here copied and pasted them.
Bob says it is OK for the government to do this because I bring in on my self by speaking up.
NO,I DID NOT SAY THAT. You are twisting words around to suit you.
It is like Bob on the Veterans Today web site.
Bob believes that silence and accepting government wrongs is the correct thing for a good citizen to do.
Then there are the thousands of others that do not live the good life as Bob that need someone to speak up.
NO I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT AND DID NOT SAY SO.
I DID NOT SAY I LIVE A GOOD LIFE.
IT’S NOT BAD BUT I HURT EVERY DAY TOO.
Well I will close for now as I don’t want to fight over this with you.
I only wish the best for you in your fight to get well. God Speed.
Sincerely, Bob
I hear your pain loud and clear. I have great concerns with the “HEALTH BUDDY” system issued to Veterans with chronic diseases. WHAT? These are soldiers not physicians. What the heck is wrong with this country? My father is dead because he was issued one of these machines out of the Syracuse VA Hospital. James Cody the Adm said to me in a letter “it has a 24 hour delay time in reading messages transmitted into the hospital by a Veteran. That cant be further from the truth and if it was “sold” as such would anyone purchase it? NO. This machine is to be monitored at the hospital 24/7 yet when my father turned in a blood pressure of 88/57, thats right the VA read “HIS” message 24 hours later. That is how the Syracuse VA has implemented their “DEATH BUDDY.” This machine costs thousands. The number 44FB2AD will be etched in my mind forever, it was the seriel # on his machine, which I am told is sitting in the VA Hospital in Syracuse. They issued this machine to my Dad a 31 year Army Veteran and he had cataracts! Imagine that. Also, the Syracuse newspapers wont touch this story. I have tried. I only want to save the lives of other Veterans who may have this machine. But, my story falls on deaf ears. I hear you loud and clear! Deb Hibbs
Okay, well I have to get on this. First and foremost the VA Hospitals are all seperate entities, the ADM of each hospital runs their hospital as they want as long as it saves the government money. This results in big fat bonus checks for the higher up, dont believe it, CNN even reported it. The unsuspecting proud Veteran walks into a VA Hospital only to get substandard care by substandard workers. Please, no comments on how good you had it! Lucky you. The VA uses and purchases equipment that no one else would buy and use, why? to save money. Its all about money and greed and somehow “they” have to figure it out how to kill off the old time veterans. They have! Issue them a “health buddy” to help them manage their own chronic disease. My father was a soldier not a physician. He was promised “health care” for the rest of his life. Not some baby einstein toy that asks stupid questions. My father is now buried in Arlington, I know the SOB’s killed him. When he transmitted a bp of 88/57 it was not until 24 hours later that there was a response. He was already dead. He died in July of 2007 and to this day they have not taken the responsibility. I will not rest or ever give up. My father had the cheapest model going and no one can ever tell me they didn’t know. I have obtained a 44 page report on this machine HERE IS THE TRUTH! It is issued to end of life or high cost patients. So, watch out all you Veterans who believe the VA is the best, if they want to issue you this machine, REFUSE…now this is how Syracuse NY implements theirs. Other VA’s may be different. Ask questions you are an American Soldier and you have the right.