On this Veteran’s Day we would like to send a special thank you to all of the brave men & women who have served (or are serving) our Nation bravely and with honor. We owe y’all a debt of gratitude that we can’t come close to repaying. Y’all are our heroes and deserve all the thanks and appreciation we can give you. In the recent past we have been bailing out banks and irresponsible corporations. While we shouldn’t be doing any of that, if we are it is our Veterans, our true heroes, that should be at the very front of that line!
We have a better idea. The time has come for a Veteran’s Bill of Rights. We are proud to stand by the Bill of Rights, as proposed by Governor Mike Huckabee during his 2008 Presidential campaign as follows:
I support the following VETERANS’ BILL OF RIGHTS for issues that are not being adequately addressed:
The right to a mandatory rather than a discretionary mechanism for funding veterans’ health care, to eliminate year-to-year uncertainty that the funds they need will be there for them
The right to obtain full and clear explanation of all benefits and comprehensive assistance in obtaining those benefits.
The right to have a claim processed within six months.
The right to the fullest possible accounting of the fate of POW/MIAs and the right to be designated as POW/MIA.
The right to access state-of-the-art treatment facilities for traumatic brain injuries.
The right of National Guard and Reserve personnel called to active service to receive the same benefits as active duty veterans.
The right of disabled veterans to receive both their military retirement and VA compensation.
The right of wounded Reserve troops to be treated like their active duty counterparts until their claims have been processed.
The right of wounded veterans and those who have served in combat theaters to a comprehensive GI bill that provides full tuition, books, fees, and living expenses at any institution to which the veteran is accepted.
We shouldn’t be thanking our Veterans just on this day, but each of the other 364 days of the year. If it wasn’t for them answering our Nation’s call we could not enjoy the freedoms that we are blessed to have today.
WE SALUTE YOU!!!