Sgt. William M. Sigua 21 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Los Altos Hills, California Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq, on January 31, 2007
Sgt. Corey J. Aultz 31 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Port Orchard, Washington One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo 22 Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Los Angeles, California Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Sgt. Milton A. Gist Jr. 27 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division St Louis, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Cpl. Stephen D. Shannon 21 397th Engineer Battalion Guttenberg, Iowa Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by a rocket during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Lance Cpl. Adam Q. Emul 19 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Vancouver, Washington Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 29, 2007
Chief Warrant Officer Cornell C. Chao 36 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division California One of two soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf, Iraq, on January 28, 2007
Capt. Mark T. Resh 28 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf, Iraq, on January 28, 2007
Spc. Carla J. Stewart 37 250th Transportation Company Sun Valley, California Died of injuries suffered when her convoy vehicle rolled over in Tallil, Iraq, on January 28, 2007
Sgt. Mickel D. Garrigus 24 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Elma, Washington Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat patrol in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Lance Cpl. Anthony C. Melia 20 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Thousand Oaks, California Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Pfc. Jon B. St. John II 25 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Neenah, Wisconsin One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson 21 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division San Antonio, Texas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Pfc. David T. Toomalatai 19 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Neenah, Wisconsin One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie 21 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Candor, New York Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on January 26, 2007
Maj. Alan R. Johnson 44 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion Yakima, Washington Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, on January 26, 2007
Pfc. Michael C. Balsley 23 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Hayward, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007
Sgt. Alexander H. Fuller 21 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Centerville, Massachusetts One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007
Cpl. Mark D. Kidd 26 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Milford, Michigan Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 25, 2007
Pfc. Darrell W. Shipp 25 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division San Antonio, Texas Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Keith A. Callahan 31 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division McClure, Pennsylvania Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while he was conducting a combat patrol south of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24, 2007
Staff Sgt. Hector Leija 27 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) Houston, Texas Died of wounds suffered during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24, 2007
Sgt. Gary S. Johnston 21 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Windthorst, Texas Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 23, 2007
Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush 24 23rd Intelligence Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Chagrin Falls, Ohio Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 23, 2007
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Wiggins 26 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion Cleveland, Ohio Died of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq, on January 23, 2007
Spc. Nicholas P. Brown 24 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Huber Heights, Ohio Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on January 22, 2007
Spc. Brandon L. Stout 23 46th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard Grand Rapids, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when an explosively formed projectile detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 22, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jamie D. Wilson 34 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division San Diego, California Died of wounds suffered while conducting security operations in Karmah, Iraq, on January 22, 2007
Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Matus 19 Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Chetek, Wisconsin Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 21, 2007
Cpl. Darrel J. Morris 21 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Spokane, Washington Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 21, 2007
Lance Cpl. Emilian D. Sanchez 20 Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 21, 2007
Pvt. Michael Tench 18 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry Sunderland, England Killed when his patrol was struck by a roadside bomb in Basra, Iraq, on January 21, 2007
Col. Brian D. Allgood 46 Medical Brigade, Europe Regional Medical Command Oklahoma One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Spc. Jeffrey D. Bisson 22 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Vista, California One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker 37 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard Midlothian, Virginia One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown 43 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard Little Rock, Arkansas One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Lt. Col. David C. Canegata III 50 Virgin Islands Army National Guard St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Lance Cpl. Luis J. Castillo 20 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Lawton, Michigan Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Spc. Johnathan B. Chism 22 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Gonzales, Louisiana One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Pfc. Shawn P. Falter 25 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Cortland, New York One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Sgt. Sean P. Fennerty 25 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Corvallis, Oregon One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Capt. Brian S. Freeman 31 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve Temecula, California Killed while repelling an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
1st Lt. Jacob N. Fritz 25 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Verdon, Nebraska One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard 46 Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard Polk City, Iowa One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller 49 70th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Maryland, Maryland Army National Guard Davidsonville, Maryland One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Pfc. Ryan J. Hill 20 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Keizer, Oregon Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Pfc. Allen B. Jaynes 21 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Henderson, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Iraq on January 20, 2007
Col. Paul M. Kelly 45 Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia Army National Guard Stafford, Virginia One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Sgt. Jonathan P. C. Kingman 21 41st Engineer Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Nankin, Ohio Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baji, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Floyd E. Lake 43 Virgin Islands Army National Guard St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Cpl. Victor M. Langarica 29 86th Signal Battalion Decatur, Georgia One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Capt. Sean E. Lyerly 31 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard Pflugerville, Texas One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Sgt. Phillip D. McNeill 22 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Sunrise, Florida One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Pvt. Johnathon M. Millican 20 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Trafford, Alabama One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Spc. Toby R. Olsen 28 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Manchester, New Hampshire One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Maj. Michael V. Taylor 40 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard North Little Rock, Arkansas One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
1st Sgt. William T. Warren 48 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard North Little Rock, Arkansas One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Russell P. Borea 38 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division El Paso, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 19, 2007
Cpl. Jacob H. Neal 23 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve San Marcos, Texas Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 19, 2007
Spc. William J. Rechenmacher 24 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Jacksonville, Florida Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 18, 2007
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph D. Alomar 22 Navy Provisional Detention Battalion Brooklyn, New York Died of a non-combat related incident at Camp Bucca, Iraq, on January 17, 2007. Alomar’s death was not the result of hostile action, but occurred in a hostile fire zone.
Spc. Collin R. Schockmel 19 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Richwood, Texas Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades during security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 16, 2007
Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Valdivia 27 Naval Support Activity, Bahrain Cambridge, Illinois Valdivia was found dead on January 16, 2007. Valdivia’s death was a non-combat related incident in Bahrain, which is located within the designated hostile fire zone. Valdivia’s death is under investigation.
Sgt. Ian C. Anderson 22 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Prairie Village, Kansas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Sgt. John E. Cooper 29 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Ewing, Kentucky One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Spc. Jason J. Corbett 23 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Casper, Wyoming Died of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Karma, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily 23 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Irvine, California One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Spc. Matthew T. Grimm 21 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Spc. James D. Riekena 22 145th Brigade Support Battalion Redmond, Washington Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 14, 2007
Sgt. Paul T. Sanchez 32 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Irving, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle on January 14, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Kingsman Alex Green 21 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment Warrington, England Died of wounds sustained earlier in the morning when he was shot by small-arms fire in the Hayy Al Muhandisn district of Basra, Iraq, on January 13, 2007
Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright 28 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Boston, Massachusetts Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on January 13, 2007
Pfc. Ryan R. Berg 19 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Sabine Pass, Texas Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire in Baquba, Iraq, on January 9, 2007
Pfc. Ming Sun 20 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Cathedral City, California Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat patrol operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 9, 2007
Sgt. James M. Wosika Jr. 24 Company B, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard St. Paul, Minnesota Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Falluja, Iraq, on January 9, 2007
Spc. Eric T. Caldwell 22 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Salisbury, Maryland Died of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire in Iraq on January 7, 2007
Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki 23 775th Civil Engineer Squadron New Castle, Delaware One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007
Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr. 24 775th Civil Engineer Squadron Galesburg, Illinois One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007
Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Peoria, Arizona Died of wounds sustained during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007
Sgt. Wayne Rees 36 The Queen's Royal Lancers, 19 Light Brigade Nottingham, England Died of injuries sustained in a road traffic accident during operations in Maysan Province, Iraq, on January 7, 2007
Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner 35 775th Civil Engineer Squadron Tamarac, Florida One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007
Cpl. Jeremiah J. Johnson 23 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Vancouver, Washington Died on January 6, 2007, of wounds suffered when his vehicle rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 26, 2006.
Spc. Raymond N. Mitchell III 21 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division West Memphis, Arkansas Died of wounds sustained during route security operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 6, 2007
Maj. Michael L. Mundell 47 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training) Brandenburg, Kentucky Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 5, 2007
Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen 28 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Wasilla, Alaska Died of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 4, 2007
Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr. 26 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2007
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And the Tens of Thousands of the Innocent Iraqi Citizens: To numourous to list by name and circumstances, but never the less Our Responsibility!
**USN All Shore '67-'71 GMG3 Vietnam In Country '70-'71 - Independent**
At least some 95%, if not more as less then 1% serve them, not only still support the, just below, total lack of Sacrifice, they ran from any and all Accountability and left everything still on the table to be continually used if the political/military want was still in play in future executive/legislative wants!!
Thousands of people across America don’t just talk about honoring Veterans; they walk the walk. Dedicated Volunteers Serve Veterans for Decades
On this Executive Administration, it's Cabinet and those directly around same, "Best - Ever": "We haven't had this kind of visibility from the White House—ever." Joyce Raezer National Military Family Association - Dec. 30, 2011, and plenty more of similar since Joyce, others, spoke and continues!
Ask yourself: If the Veterans Administration is so corrupt and mismanaged, as the conservative ideology, under which the seeds of are planted when they control, wants everyone to buy into as they obstruct the budgets and do extremely little after they charge same, then why does the Private sector, many problems within rarely heard about, adopt so many practices and advanced technologies developed within the VA, for free?! The VA, DoD, and in partnership with Universities and Colleges, not just Health Care are constantly in R&D and that developed that works is quickly moved into the private, for profit, sector, even as the VA is long under funded, decades, and especially during and after our wars that the few are sent into!
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President Obama 26 August 2014
Fact: "This is not just a job of government. It’s not just a job of the veterans’ organizations. Every American needs to join us in taking care of those who've taken care of us. Because only 1 percent of Americans may be fighting our wars, but 100 percent of Americans benefit from that 1 percent. A hundred percent need to be supporting our troops. A hundred percent need to be supporting our veterans. A hundred percent need to be supporting our military families."
Fact: "We’ve been able to accomplish historic increases to veterans funding. We’ve protected veterans health care from Washington politics with advanced appropriations. We’ve been able to make VA benefits available to more than 2 million veterans who didn't have them before, including more Vietnam vets who were exposed to Agent Orange. We’ve dedicated major new resources for mental health care. We’ve helped more than 1 million veterans and their families pursue their education under the Post-9/11 GI Bill."
August 26, 2014 - Secretary Robert A. McDonald's Remarks for the American Legion's 96th Annual Convention, Charlotte, NC
Fact: "Unlike, P&G, VA may not be concerned about quarterly profit and loss statements or shareholder value, but it does have a bottom line—Veterans. "
{which is why No Government agency should be turned into a private corporate entity feeding for profit off the Countries duty and responsibility, especially the VA}
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"And when you add up to the Department of Defense, Department of State, CIA, Veterans Affairs, interest on debt, the number that strikes me the most about how much we're committed financially to these wars and to our current policies is we have spent $250 billion already just on interest payments on the debt we've incurred for the Iraq and Afghan wars." 26 September 2014
{two tax cuts, especially for the wealthy, came with these two recent unpaid for wars, nor the results of, DeJa-Vu all over again from the previous decades and wars from! Ignore the many issues, by those served, no need to fund!}
Fact: Sen. Bernie Sanders told Republicans: “If you can’t afford to take care of your veterans, than don’t go war. These people are bearing the brunt of what war is about, We have a moral obligation to support them.” February, 26th, 2014
Fact: 25 June 2014 U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller: Veterans' Affairs issue an 'all too similar' scene
Fact: How We Could Do More For Our Vets: "We need to go into debt to pay our debt to U.S. veterans to make sure they get the care and services we owe them."
Bob Herbert Losing Our Way : "And then the staggering costs of these wars, which are borne by the taxpayers. I mean, one of the things that was insane was that, as we're at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush administration cut taxes. This has never been done in American history. The idea of cutting taxes while you're going to war is just crazy. I mean, it's madness." Bill 'Moyers and Company': Restoring an America That Has Lost its Way 10 Oct. 2014
Under two previous Executive administrations and wars from, father and son. With son and conservative congresses leading the extremely quick abandoning of the missions and those sent to accomplish after 9/11:"DeLara's case is part of a much larger problem that has plagued the U.S. military since the 1990 Gulf War: a failure to create and maintain the types of field records that have documented American conflicts since the Revolutionary War."
Part Two: A Son Lost in Iraq, but Where Is the Casualty Report?
3/27/15 - U.S. Nerve Gas Hit Our Own Troops in Iraq
"During and immediately after the first Gulf War, more than 200,000 of 700,000 U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Kuwait in January 1991 were exposed to nerve gas and other chemical agents. Though aware of this, the Department of Defense and CIA launched a campaign of lies and concocted a cover-up that continues today."
"When Brown and others tried to obtain their medical records to prove their illnesses were service-related, they learned that the records had disappeared."
She wrote that she's proud of her service but added this: "That doesn't change the fact that I contributed - however indirectly - to human beings vanishing from the earth in a moment of sheer agony."
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