Federal appeals court to decide suit over wounded veterans -- latimes.com
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It's pathetic that our wounded and sick veterans have to resort to a lawsuit to try to get the VA to process their claims and needs in a reasonably timely fashion, but as the judge says, he can't make that happen. The injuries and other service-connected health problems that are forced upon the members of our military services are one of the consequences of wars. Our goverment always pays great lip service to taking care of them, but when it comes to actually doing it, is unprepared and doesn't have the necessary money and facilities. Of course not . . . raising taxes is seen as anathema. They need to think about that when they send people to war.
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Lack of data hinders prevention efforts | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
Lack of data hinders prevention efforts | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
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A 2008 Congressional Research Service Report on the issue put it bluntly: "There is no nationwide system for surveillance of suicide specifically among veterans."How can the rising numbers of suicides among our military veterans be prevented? It's terrible enough that they suffer in war, are sent away from their families, and deal with PTSD and injury, but then to die by their own hand because of their suffering, how terrible for them, their families, for all of us.
Monday, July 6, 2009
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