No money either for armor on Humvees, flak jackets, proper medical care and this issu, but I'll bet there's plenty of money for more political dinners, secret deals and defense contractors who made past political contributions and are watching their investment pay off into the billions.
There's an article somewhere about the returning vets with brain damage who would have simply died in past wars that now have to be taken care of the rest of their lives, the refusal of medical treatment for some, and also the fiasco with deplorable conditions at the Walter Reed Army Hospital.
"The Bonus Army massed at the United States Capitol on June 17 as the U.S. Senate voted on the Patman Bonus Bill, which would have moved forward the date when World War I veterans received a cash bonus. Most of the Bonus Army camped in a Hooverville on the Anacostia Flats, then a swampy, muddy area across the Anacostia River from the federal core of Washington. The protesters had hoped that they could convince Congress to make payments that would be granted to veterans immediately, which would have provided relief for the marchers who were unemployed due to the Depression. The bill had ****** the House of Representatives on June 15 but was blocked in the Senate.
The 1,500 are a small, young segment of an estimated 336,000 veterans in the United States who were homeless at some point in 2006, the most recent year for which statistics are available, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness".
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Historically not keeping promises is nothing new. This was from 1932.
"The protesters had hoped that they could convince Congress to make payments that would be granted to veterans immediately, which would have provided relief for the marchers who were unemployed due to the Depression The bill had ****** the House of Representatives on June 15 but was blocked in the Senate.
The marchers were cleared and their camps were destroyed by the 12th Infantry Regiment from Fort Howard, Maryland, and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment under the command of MAJ. George S. Patton from Fort Myer, Virginia, under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur".
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There's an article somewhere about the returning vets with brain damage who would have simply died in past wars that now have to be taken care of the rest of their lives, the refusal of medical treatment for some, and also the fiasco with deplorable conditions at the Walter Reed Army Hospital.
"The Bonus Army massed at the United States Capitol on June 17 as the U.S. Senate voted on the Patman Bonus Bill, which would have moved forward the date when World War I veterans received a cash bonus. Most of the Bonus Army camped in a Hooverville on the Anacostia Flats, then a swampy, muddy area across the Anacostia River from the federal core of Washington. The protesters had hoped that they could convince Congress to make payments that would be granted to veterans immediately, which would have provided relief for the marchers who were unemployed due to the Depression. The bill had ****** the House of Representatives on June 15 but was blocked in the Senate.
The 1,500 are a small, young segment of an estimated 336,000 veterans in the United States who were homeless at some point in 2006, the most recent year for which statistics are available, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness".
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Historically not keeping promises is nothing new. This was from 1932.
"The protesters had hoped that they could convince Congress to make payments that would be granted to veterans immediately, which would have provided relief for the marchers who were unemployed due to the Depression The bill had ****** the House of Representatives on June 15 but was blocked in the Senate.
The marchers were cleared and their camps were destroyed by the 12th Infantry Regiment from Fort Howard, Maryland, and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment under the command of MAJ. George S. Patton from Fort Myer, Virginia, under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur".
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