This is going to be quick and short.
I just caught a link to a report that will be airing on NPR Morning Edition
Army Blocks Disability Paperwork Aid at Fort Drum
by Ari Shapiro
Audio for this story will be available at approx. 9:00 a.m. ET
It starts out thus:
Morning Edition, January 29, 2008 · Army officials in upstate New York instructed representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs not to help disabled soldiers at Fort Drum Army base with their military disability paperwork last year. That paperwork can be crucial because it helps determine whether soldiers will get annual disability payments and health care after they're discharged.
And we get this from one of Drums soldiers:
"To be tossed aside like a worn-out pair of boots is pretty disheartening," the soldier says. "I always believed the Army would take care of me if I did the best I could, and I've done that."
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I caught the link in this very short post by IrritatedVet over at Vet Voice. I would have heard it driving to work, getting ready now, but wanted to pass on so More Hear This.
Hat Tip to IrritatedVet from another who's had some 37yrs., an continuing, of 'Irritation' towards an Apathedic Society!
Another Hat Tip goes to One Wife's Perspective, also at Vet Voice for this catch:
Who added this about the clip:
Jan/26/08 08:41 ET Montel Williams turned the question on live television when he choose to focus on the solders dying in Iraq rather than the passing of Heath Ledger. Montel did not return for a further segment.
We have Two Theaters of Raging Conflicts Ongoing so I want to Thank You America for keeping us informed on What Is Really Important To You, Especially on these Political Blogs, both sides of the political ideologies.
One just needs to visit and read the Subject Topics!