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New Low In Treatment of Iraq Vets

Written by beckychr007 on

From: girlinshortshorts.blogspot.com

This is so shameful, words almost escape me. Other than reporting the facts, I can do little but scream “Fuck You” as loud as possible in the direction of our country's capital.

Every few weeks reports leak out about the treatment of Iraq War Veterans. It is bad enough that the nation is much more concerned about American Idol and Dancing With the Stars than what is happening in that god forsaken land, but the way we often treat the Sons and Daughters of the Republic is despicable.

For the most part the country is silent about the the troops or mistake support for wearing flags on lapels or some blind support for the moron currently occupying the White House (who incidentally has never attended the funeral of one of our warriors killed in Iraq). But, I guess the public can not be blamed. When the war broke out, we were told to just go shopping, and leave the mess to the professionals.

Increasingly, inorder to recruit those professionals, the government has had to be inventive. One of the incentives has been a sign up bonus of up to $30,000.

But the U.S. Military is now demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back the signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments. This is because they have been injured in battle, and are unable to complete their commitment.

As disgusting as all the reports are about the government's failure to treat veterans for mental disorders caused by the war, refusing to provide them with head gear to prevent massive brain damage, and the despicable conditions which have been exposed in many VA hospitals, on this one we should all just hang our heads in collective shame.

Jordon Fox was seriously injured when a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle. He was knocked unconscious. His back was injured and lost all vision in his right eye.

Not only will Jordon not be able to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer, the military is asking him to pay back $3,000 of his signing bonus, because he did not fulfill three months of his commitment.

Of all the things which have come out of this war, this might be the most fucked up.

And that is a high bar.

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