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@jj-adams saidYa' got to read the link....
Anyone that's a veteran already has full medical benefits through the VA, what exactly were they denied?
c'mon man, read up; from the link/
''..Democratic lawmakers and activists, including Jon Stewart, expressed their anger and frustration on Capitol Hill on Thursday toward Republican senators who blocked a bipartisan bill that would expand health care access for military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits...''
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@vivify said......US Military also largest polluter.
A) Screw Republicans
B) Has anyone brought up why the U.S. military uses practices known to cause cancer and respiratory illness in soldiers? Is there any accountability by the military? Shouldn't lawmakers sponsor a bill explicitly barring such practices?
Took the guys like 25 years to get an Agent Orange Settlement.
It's tough to take 'em on.
I wonder if the Gitmo prisoners, never convicted of any crime, will see $.
Took 'em 50 years to pay the interned Japanese, by then half
of 'em were dead.....They're tough to fight...deep pockets.
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@jimm619 saidYes, they're hard to take on because they're the government. Which is why Congress should demand restrictions on what the military exposes soldiers to.
......US Military also largest polluter.
Took the guys like 25 years to get an Agent Orange Settlement.
It's tough to take 'em on.
I wonder if the Gitmo prisoners, never convicted of any crime, will see $.
Took 'em 50 years to pay the interned Japanese, by then half
of 'em were dead.....They're tough to fight...deep pockets.
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@kmax87 saidYes I am a veteran, twice over.
Are you a veteran? Have you sacrificed to the same level for your country? Sounds like you like the benefits but don't like paying the cost.
I served in Vietnam in the Army.
Then I was a B-52 navigator in the Air Force.
Is that good enough for you?
At any rate, I read the article, it says nothing about what benefits they are extending to veterans in the bill that they don't already have.
All veterans are 100% covered through the VA.
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@jj-adams saidArmy and Air Force, huh?
Yes I am a veteran, twice over.
I served in Vietnam in the Army.
Then I was a B-52 navigator in the Air Force.
Is that good enough for you?
At any rate, I read the article, it says nothing about what benefits they are extending to veterans in the bill that they don't already have.
All veterans are 100% covered through the VA.
Navigator, B-52's even........OCS?
Pretty big bird for such a small man.
What outfit were you with in the Army?
Do people believe you when you
tell them that you were in The Military?
Never heard a GI brag about,
''bringing my 9's to California..''
Sounds wannabe', but that's just me.
196th Light Infantry Brigade....Da Nang...1970
@vivify saidHell, Congress didn't even want to cover first responders on 9/11 until Hillary Clinton, then a senator from NY, went to Capitol Hill and raised some hell for them.
Yes, they're hard to take on because they're the government. Which is why Congress should demand restrictions on what the military exposes soldiers to.
@jj-adams saidHave you EVER been inside a VA hospital?
Yes I am a veteran, twice over.
I served in Vietnam in the Army.
Then I was a B-52 navigator in the Air Force.
Is that good enough for you?
At any rate, I read the article, it says nothing about what benefits they are extending to veterans in the bill that they don't already have.
All veterans are 100% covered through the VA.
It's disgusting how vets are treated in this country. It's no surprise why a lot of them end up on the streets.