Comments on: Take a Veteran to Lunch~ and Therapy http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/ "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."-Teddy Roosevelt Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dusty http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2611 Dusty Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:26:52 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2611 Hey Sagefever..have a good weekend ok sista? Cook less, enjoy your company more is my motto. ;) I do enjoy looking for graphics for your posts. Hey Sagefever..have a good weekend ok sista? Cook less, enjoy your company more is my motto. ;) I do enjoy looking for graphics for your posts.

]]> By: sagefever http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2594 sagefever Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:22:03 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2594 Thanks for all the feedback~ I despise the way veterans are treated by the government,done in my name, and wish veterans could all be treated the way you were promised. Thank You All . Thanks for all the feedback~ I despise the way veterans are treated by the government,done in my name, and wish veterans could all be treated the way you were promised. Thank You All .

]]> By: Big Fella http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2592 Big Fella Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:12:21 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2592 PTSD is real, and is alive and well in the military services. Yes it's manifestations are increased desertion rates, broken lives, and suicides. What is reprehensible is the fact that the Army is doing nothing to help these victims of war, just kicking them to the curb: http://ooibc.blogspot.com/2007/11/shafting-of-our-patriots-in-military_9703.html PTSD is real, and is alive and well in the military services. Yes it’s manifestations are increased desertion rates, broken lives, and suicides. What is reprehensible is the fact that the Army is doing nothing to help these victims of war, just kicking them to the curb: http://ooibc.blogspot.com/2007/11/shafting-of-our-patriots-in-military_9703.html

]]> By: Spadoman http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2590 Spadoman Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:54:13 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2590 More about PTSD. Seems to be in the air lately. I just returned from an unbelievable experience where I met the friends and family of a combat Veteran that was killed in action in Vietnam. Did some good for the old PTSD. I sometimes wonder what would have happened had I decided to drop my rifle and quit when I was in Vietnam. I learned it [the war] was a lie and that we were being sacrificed for the whims of the war profiteers. This was later proven with the Pentagon Papers, (Thanks, Mike Gravel), to be true. But to quit while over there meant 20 years in Leavenworth Federal Prison. If you just didn't go, Jimmie Carter, he's the President who didn't start a war, gave amnesty to many who went to Canada. I applaud him and admire his peaceful nature. I will admit. I was against the war. I didn't know I was until I stepped foot on the battlefield. And I didn't have the courage to quit. I chose service over prison and compromised my values. I was 19. More about PTSD. Seems to be in the air lately. I just returned from an unbelievable experience where I met the friends and family of a combat Veteran that was killed in action in Vietnam. Did some good for the old PTSD.

I sometimes wonder what would have happened had I decided to drop my rifle and quit when I was in Vietnam. I learned it [the war] was a lie and that we were being sacrificed for the whims of the war profiteers. This was later proven with the Pentagon Papers, (Thanks, Mike Gravel), to be true.

But to quit while over there meant 20 years in Leavenworth Federal Prison. If you just didn’t go, Jimmie Carter, he’s the President who didn’t start a war, gave amnesty to many who went to Canada. I applaud him and admire his peaceful nature.

I will admit. I was against the war. I didn’t know I was until I stepped foot on the battlefield. And I didn’t have the courage to quit. I chose service over prison and compromised my values. I was 19.

]]> By: jim http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2581 jim Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:34:24 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2581 I read this and as I thought I saw it at 5% so I checked. It depends on who you listen to. I hate this. Desertian rates soar Desertian rates fall. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GWYE_enUS247US247&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=military+desertion+rate&spell=1" rel="nofollow">Check em out</a> I read this and as I thought I saw it at 5% so I checked. It depends on who you listen to. I hate this. Desertian rates soar Desertian rates fall. Check em out

]]> By: sagefever http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2578 sagefever Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:08:23 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2007/11/19/take-a-veteran-to-lunch-and-therapy/#comment-2578 Thank You to Dusty!! You always make my posts look good~ and I really appreciate that,and you! Thank You to Dusty!! You always make my posts look good~ and I really appreciate that,and you!

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