Veterans: Heros or Trash? You’re on the front line, you’re covered in mud and 50 to 100 pounds of supplies is on your back. You left a wife and two children behind, are you ever going to see them again? Well you’ll never know. Do you think you’ll come home a hero?
In Phoenix Arizona there were 40 veterans were reported dead after returning home with serious injuries that needed immediate treatment. Something that was not provided for these true hero's’.
At least 40 veterans died in Phoenix Arizona while waiting for long periods of time for care
In August 8,000 requests were submitted to the VA for care. They were being denied appointment left and right. They accepted very few people, no matter how serious their situation was.
Veterans are treated poorly by the US government and VA because they return without proper health …show more content…
It is a shame that nobody is helping them when they sacrificed their lives for us. There is a high unemployment rate for Veterans. These are people who have offered their life for their country and we should be doing everything we can to help them get jobs. When Veterans leave the service, they are not automatically enrolled with the VA which can lead to a variety of problems. Not having a job means having no money. If you have no money you can’t pay for basic things such as clothes, food, and necessities for your family.
“The number of homeless veterans in the U.S. dropped by about 7 percent last year, but some experts remain skeptical whether the Obama administration will be able to reach its goal eliminating the issue completely by 2015. The VA will have to accommodate more vets as the Pentagon shrinks the number of troops serving over the next several years, female vets remain the fastest growing population among the homeless and some veterans say they’re simply reluctant to deal with a bureaucratic VA.” Huff
In Phoenix Arizona there were 40 veterans were reported dead after returning home with serious injuries that needed immediate treatment. Something that was not provided for these true hero's’.
At least 40 veterans died in Phoenix Arizona while waiting for long periods of time for care
In August 8,000 requests were submitted to the VA for care. They were being denied appointment left and right. They accepted very few people, no matter how serious their situation was.
Veterans are treated poorly by the US government and VA because they return without proper health …show more content…
It is a shame that nobody is helping them when they sacrificed their lives for us. There is a high unemployment rate for Veterans. These are people who have offered their life for their country and we should be doing everything we can to help them get jobs. When Veterans leave the service, they are not automatically enrolled with the VA which can lead to a variety of problems. Not having a job means having no money. If you have no money you can’t pay for basic things such as clothes, food, and necessities for your family.
“The number of homeless veterans in the U.S. dropped by about 7 percent last year, but some experts remain skeptical whether the Obama administration will be able to reach its goal eliminating the issue completely by 2015. The VA will have to accommodate more vets as the Pentagon shrinks the number of troops serving over the next several years, female vets remain the fastest growing population among the homeless and some veterans say they’re simply reluctant to deal with a bureaucratic VA.” Huff