Lincoln’s promise to care for our veterans?” Using the authority of the government and the American people we can keep Lincoln’s oath of caring for our veterans and their families. After combat‚ veterans coming home face many challenges‚ including health care‚ finical problems‚ and education. To begin with‚ millions of regular people are being treated first‚ while the veteran waits months to be treated. In a passage‚ it gives a statistic that concludes‚ “ Veterans hospitals are three-times more overcrowded
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By: Krysten G. Navy Veteran Griffin Kirsch Did you know the Navy is the only branch where you get to pick your job and what you want to do for that branch? Also there are sometimes in the Navy where it takes about 4 months or even more to get to where they needed to be in order to fight. I did not know a lot of those facts until I decided to interview my cousin‚ Griffin. He has recently just stopped serving in the military because he never gets to see his family
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Deployment To Iraq “You are order to active duty as a member of your reserve component unit for the period indicated unless sooner released or unless extended. Proceed from your current location in sufficient time to report by the date specified. You enter active duty upon reporting to unit home station”. These were the words telling me that I was going to Iraq‚ to fight and destroy the enemies of the United States of America and face one of my biggest challenges yet. Soon after I received my
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human beings. 30 years ago‚ a young female student changed the way we view monuments forever. In 1981‚ Maya Lin’s simple but powerful design was chosen to honor the tens of thousands of fallen Vietnam War soldiers. Many people did not enjoy the design. However‚ the Vietnam Memorial Wall is a thoughtful and powerful tribute to the Vietnam veterans killed in action‚ as well as those still living‚ because it emphasizes the individual sacrifice of each soldier. Maya Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Veterans have done so much for us.They risk their lives for our country.We need to do something for them.We need to honor them for fighting for our county.If you have a family member that is a veteran you should call them and thank them for putting their life on the line. We have to show them appreciation and help them when they get back.Give them a ride‚donate money‚take them to dinner just do something to help them.War is a scaring thing when you see something bad there and you will it sticks with
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EXPLAINING THE IRAN – IRAQ WAR Hostilities and border clashes occurred between Iraqi and Iranian forces before the 22nd of September 1980;[1] however‚ this date marks the official start of an eight year war that has in many ways become the most destructive and the bloodiest conflict since World War Two.[2] On that date the Iraqi government initiated synchronised strikes against Iranian airfields located within the range of its bombers‚ while Iraqi ground forces advanced into the Iranian province
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The Veterans Administration is known not by the exceptional care and service they provide‚ but by the outrageously high numbers of suicide and death to service members waiting to be seen and treated through their facilities. We see brave Americans risking their life and limbs to defend this country only to return home to a flawed healthcare system. Since the beginning of the Second Gulf War‚ the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has seen a surge of veterans coming in to seek help physically
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b The War in Iraq By Chris Joseph Year 9 What were the negative effects of the US-led invasion of Iraq on the Iraqi people? The war in Iraq was costly‚ highly opposed and in the end‚ quite disastrous. It caused a humanitarian crisis in Iraq; there were serious political consequences‚ economic consequences‚ and the destruction of Iraq’s cultural heritage and so it is difficult for anyone to justify whether or not the war was worth it. Humanitarian Crisis Figure A Iraqi Refugees
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2011 Bill 5 You all have heard about this little thing called the Iraq War‚ Right? Well around these parts it’s kind of a big deal‚ and in these “parts” being the good old United States of America! Everyone should already know that it takes two to tango‚ and that’s no different from a war; there is always some cause or event has to happen for the effect of a war to take place. Well the justification for the invasion of Iraq is unclear. Yes a big part of the invasion was due to the 9/11 bombings
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federal holiday on Veterans Day is commemorated in United States on November 11 on annual basis. The purpose on the back end to celebrate Veterans Day is to render prestige‚ tribute and honor to the folks who willingly contributed in US Armed Forces. The rationale to call this day specifically a veterans day is that the armed forces are also called as “veterans”. Speaking globally‚ the Remembrance Day and Armistice Day coincides to forge out one day which was then called as Veterans Day in 1954. Ultimately
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