What Do We Owe Our Vets By H. W. Brands

Imagine getting off the plane in the U.S. after fighting for 11 years in Iraq and dozens of people line the hallway and wave American flags to honor all the soldiers that returned from fighting. That is what it is like for most American troops that come back from fighting, but once they get their life moving from the battlefield they realize that the government that they fought for was not helping them after the fight. No matter how much the general public supports them it still will not help when going down the road. Even though some live life well and easy does not mean they all do. The government does not do enough for the veterans.
To start off, veterans need help after the war because these veterans are risking their lives for our government. With this thought in mind the citizens that the soldiers are protecting are going through tons of hardships like divorce, loss of a loved one, etc. As stated from H.W. Brands, the author of “What Do We Owe Our Vets?” For many young veterans “jobs remain scarce, particularly for young male veterans looking for work in blue-collar fields like manufacturing and construction.” Brands says that many young veterans coming back from war are having
As stated from the author (H.W. Brands) who wrote “What Do We Owe Our Veterans” stated that “The comprehensive pension and medical benefits promised veterans do not appear to be in any immediate jeopardy, but that may change as Republicans and Democrats alike scramble to find ways to cut government expenditures to deal with America’s $15 trillion federal debt. Meanwhile the number of veterans requiring specialized medical care continues to grow.” This basically states that because of the immense amount of debt that america is in means that many soldiers who need special medical care are not being