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• not when they deny Vietnam Veterans medical care from illnesses having to do with Agent Orange or WWII Veterans exposed to atomic radiation.
• not when on any given evening there are approximately 275,000 Veterans homeless and living on the streets.
• not when $25 billion is cut from the requested aid for Veterans benefits and $172 million from impact aid programs which provide school funding for the children of military personnel.
• not when the Department of Veterans Affairs has been ordered to stop publicizing health benefits available to Veterans.
• not when they disregard the health of our soldiers in harm's way by exposing them to the hazards of Depleted Uranium munitions.
• not when 200,000 troops who fought in the Gulf War in 1991 and are suffering from Gulf War illnesses now are fighting to get the health care and the compensation they deserve.
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BRING THEM HOME NOW!
Bring Them Home Now! is a campaign of military families, veterans, active duty personnel, reservists and others opposed to the ongoing war in Iraq and galvanized to action by George W. Bush's inane and reckless challenge to armed Iraqis resisting occupation to "Bring 'em on."...
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Minneapolis StarTribune
Issue Date: August 16, 2003
Support our troops? / It requires more than slogans
Editorial
President Bush and other leaders from Washington love to make appearances on military bases, where they tell the assembled troops what a wonderful job they are doing and how much the nation supports them.
Indeed, "Support our troops" is a popular refrain among both supporters and opponents of the war in Iraq. But the reality is different: The support the troops actually receive is much, much less than they deserve...
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Army Times
Issue Date: June 30, 2003
Nothing but lip service
Editorial
In recent months, President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress have missed no opportunity to heap richly deserved praise on the military. But talk is cheap — and getting cheaper by the day, judging from the nickel-and-dime treatment the troops are getting lately.
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Veterans for Common Sense
Issue Date: March 15, 2003
Facts, Myths and Propaganda In the Debate Over Depleted Uranium Weapons
by Dan Fahey
Summary: Gulf War veteran Dan Fahey has prepared an excellent and balanced report on depleted uranium (DU). VCS highly suggests that reporters, veterans, and those concerned about DU read this report in order to distinguish between myth and reality...
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Cape Cod Times
Published Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Support Our Troops
Op-Ed
by Columnist Sean Gonsalves
As a combat veteran who served in a tank battalion stationed out of Marble Mountain during the Vietnam War, my father taught me two important lessons: 1.) You ought to bring a healthy dose of skepticism to all news stories, and 2.) soldiers tend to be a lot more honest than politicians and pundits..
(Partial story Cape Cod Times. Full story reposted - click here >>)
Minneapolis StarTribune
Published August 1, 2003
Helping hands connect with Minnesota vets
by Lucy Y. Her
Ira Stafford has been homeless for the past two years. He hasn't had a steady job for more than a year. "I have no problems finding jobs," he said. "I just have a problem keeping them." Drug addictions compounded his situation, he said.
On Thursday, the Minneapolis resident was at the 11th annual Minnesota Operation Proud Veteran StandDown, hoping to get some help...
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Genuine Support Our Troops Resolution
Whereas, We support our men and women in the armed forces 100 percent. We salute them for their sacrifice on behalf of our nation. We thank them for their willingness to risk their lives; and...
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