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If everyone had your cockeyed point of view there would be no one in the military to protect our way of life and from the looks of it you would be wearing a burka.What comes from realizing you were duped into joining up in the first place then became the private thugs for some corporation protecting their interests somewhere.
If everyone had your cockeyed point of view there would be no one in the military to protect our way of life and from the looks of it you would be wearing a burka.What comes from realizing you were duped into joining up in the first place then became the private thugs for some corporation protecting their interests somewhere.
I have and it is a calling to give back to this country that has given so much to others. There are those who may not feel that way, that is one of the privileges of being in the US having the ability to put down those whp protect your right to speak your mind.If everyone had your cockeyed point of view there would be no one in the military to protect our way of life and from the looks of it you would be wearing a burka.What comes from realizing you were duped into joining up in the first place then became the private thugs for some corporation protecting their interests somewhere.
Ask combat deployed US Marines if they agree or disagree. If you haven't served you really have nothing to say here.
What comes from realizing you were duped into joining up in the first place then became the private thugs for some corporation protecting their interests somewhere.
But it wasn't enough. In November 2013 Sgt. Justin Williams killed himself. He was 25. On a warm spring day 18 months later, April spent a laughter-filled evening with friends, then curled up with her three dogs to watch TV. Around 3 a.m., she walked to her backyard with a pistol and shot herself. With that, Sgt. April Lynn James, 32, became the fourth Evansville veteran from the Indiana Army National Guard's 163rd unit to commit suicide since returning from their 2008 tour in Iraq. Ronald Zeller was the first. He died on March 18, 2011. Then William Waller, July 5, 2013; Justin Williams, Nov. 3, 2013; and April James on May 24, 2015. "They were all the same," said Justin's father, John Williams. "All of them. Why? Why is there four from one platoon?" To the families, the suicides seemed to come with little warning. Now they see there were subtle signs all along.
Indiana National Guard Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's 163rd Field Artillery unit travel on a fire truck headed to the Evansville National Guard armory, where thousands of family and friends await their arrival
A GOOD MEMORY
April joined the National Guard right out of high school. It surprised her family, but her friends said it was a natural fit. She was adventurous and brave -- kind of a tomboy. And the Army would pay for college. "She was one of the first people I met at the armory here in Evansville," said Shanna Rodenburg. "She was just so sweet. She really stepped in and tried to make me feel like part of the group." Shanna and April became fast friends. At that time, they were enlisted in Indiana's 113th Battalion -- the first local unit that would deploy to Afghanistan. Arriving in that war-torn country was like stepping into a different world, Shanna said.
In their first days, the friends could only linger in the tent city that would be their home that year. "We got there, and everyone was standing around, and we realized: There was no place to sit!" Shanna said. April watched in amazement as Shanna marched into the engineer's tent and built them a wooden bench. "She was so cute," Shanna said, grinning. "She said, 'We have the only place to sit here in this camp. Somebody's going to steal it. We need to put our names on this.'" Shanna carved their nicknames atop the bench. "We had that bench the whole time we were over there," Shanna said. "Everyone was so jealous of that bench." Sitting alone now on the Evansville riverfront, Shanna smiled. From a year full of pain and trauma, it's a good memory.
'ALWAYS SCANNING'
Every day, 22 veterans take their own lives. That's a suicide every 65 minutes. Veterans are killing themselves at more than double the rate of the civilian population. Records from 48 states show the annual suicide rate among veterans is about 30 for every 100,000 of the population, compared to a civilian rate of about 14 per 100,000.
The biggest battle after they come home...
Too many suicides...
4 Veterans From One Indiana Guard Unit Have Committed Suicide
Oct 26, 2015 | April James spent hours at Justin's grave. In Iraq, the two National Guard soldiers needed each other to survive. That continued, in a different way, after they came home. Overwhelmed and grieving, they leaned on each other.
But it wasn't enough. In November 2013 Sgt. Justin Williams killed himself. He was 25. On a warm spring day 18 months later, April spent a laughter-filled evening with friends, then curled up with her three dogs to watch TV. Around 3 a.m., she walked to her backyard with a pistol and shot herself. With that, Sgt. April Lynn James, 32, became the fourth Evansville veteran from the Indiana Army National Guard's 163rd unit to commit suicide since returning from their 2008 tour in Iraq. Ronald Zeller was the first. He died on March 18, 2011. Then William Waller, July 5, 2013; Justin Williams, Nov. 3, 2013; and April James on May 24, 2015. "They were all the same," said Justin's father, John Williams. "All of them. Why? Why is there four from one platoon?" To the families, the suicides seemed to come with little warning. Now they see there were subtle signs all along.
Indiana National Guard Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's 163rd Field Artillery unit travel on a fire truck headed to the Evansville National Guard armory, where thousands of family and friends await their arrival
A GOOD MEMORY
April joined the National Guard right out of high school. It surprised her family, but her friends said it was a natural fit. She was adventurous and brave -- kind of a tomboy. And the Army would pay for college. "She was one of the first people I met at the armory here in Evansville," said Shanna Rodenburg. "She was just so sweet. She really stepped in and tried to make me feel like part of the group." Shanna and April became fast friends. At that time, they were enlisted in Indiana's 113th Battalion -- the first local unit that would deploy to Afghanistan. Arriving in that war-torn country was like stepping into a different world, Shanna said.
In their first days, the friends could only linger in the tent city that would be their home that year. "We got there, and everyone was standing around, and we realized: There was no place to sit!" Shanna said. April watched in amazement as Shanna marched into the engineer's tent and built them a wooden bench. "She was so cute," Shanna said, grinning. "She said, 'We have the only place to sit here in this camp. Somebody's going to steal it. We need to put our names on this.'" Shanna carved their nicknames atop the bench. "We had that bench the whole time we were over there," Shanna said. "Everyone was so jealous of that bench." Sitting alone now on the Evansville riverfront, Shanna smiled. From a year full of pain and trauma, it's a good memory.
'ALWAYS SCANNING'
While veteran suicide is high and definitely needs to be addressed your 22 a day is an oft misquoted (out of context) number. The rate (again still far, far too high) is roughly one per day. Also the highest number of suicides are not from the returning combat veterans but from those who never saw combat.Every day, 22 veterans take their own lives. That's a suicide every 65 minutes. Veterans are killing themselves at more than double the rate of the civilian population. Records from 48 states show the annual suicide rate among veterans is about 30 for every 100,000 of the population, compared to a civilian rate of about 14 per 100,000.
The biggest battle after they come home...
What comes from realizing you were duped into joining up in the first place then became the private thugs for some corporation protecting their interests somewhere.
Shut the FUCK UP Dumbass.
Suicide is rampant today because of two things:
First and foremost, the separation of the individual from God. Thus rendering the individual ALONE... therefore setting the individual into HOPELESSNESS!
Second, the litany of addled, irrational notions common to the Ideological Left wherein everyone is entitled to everything and that whatever it is one wants must be acquired NOW or if it's not, then it's not FAIR, which is supplemented by an endless train of drugs, which drive the individual farther from viability, thus closer to catastrophe.
I certainly felt duped, but not as a private thug for some corporations. That part is bullshit.What comes from realizing you were duped into joining up in the first place then became the private thugs for some corporation protecting their interests somewhere.
Me, too. I have been fighting with them for six years.What pisses me off is the politicians who say we cannot afford to take care of returning veterans.
Me, too. I have been fighting with them for six years.What pisses me off is the politicians who say we cannot afford to take care of returning veterans.
It's not just PTSD vets who are being neglected. So are vets with TBIs.Me, too. I have been fighting with them for six years.What pisses me off is the politicians who say we cannot afford to take care of returning veterans.
I was able to get basic healthcare coverage. And I have to say, the Atlanta VA is better than I expected.
But the fact that so many vets suffering from PTSD cannot get the care they need is an embarrassment to this nation.
If we can't afford to take care of the returning vets, we can't afford to go to war.
