Welcome Home: Vietnam Veterans… April 11th, 2014 Veterans Corner by Ronald Verini The celebration for “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” for the thousands of Vietnam veterans was overwhelming and appreciated. It is times like these that it is wonderful having the comradely of our shared experiences brought together at one time. It is nice that this is not a celebration only by organizations but a commemoration of appreciation of our Nation for our service in Vietnam. Thank you, all that participated. Veteran Advocates of Ore-Ida had the honor of participating in the 2nd Annual TVCC Career Fair. Most veterans that we saw at the event were prepared with résumés and were well dressed and prepared for interviews. VAOI also had an opportunity to work with veterans and loved ones that needed support. My question is: “Do veterans deserve special hiring advantages?” When you answer, please let me know if you have served or not and why you have said what you did. Thank you. With Fort Hood on the front page, and looking back on the number of mass shootings that have occurred, I am shocked by the media using veterans and military as a scapegoat for all that’s wrong with the violence in the U.S. Mass murders have been perpetrated by high school students, post office folks, folks that have been fired from their jobs, educated, uneducated and all the others of various occupations and history. We do not go around saying that all children, post office folks and others in general pose a threat and label them potential murderers just because they are from that group. Veterans are being criticized in a harmful and evil way in a rush to judgment. Fact: more than 2.6 million Americans have served in Iraq or Afghanistan and just about half served two or more deployments. It is unfair saying that this group is more prone to mass murders than any other. In the number of mass murders it is NOT the military that takes lead. With that said: we as veterans need to know the promises made the support and with promises made are kept and the consequences of war addressed when we come home. In Congress there are 535 voting members with only 101 being veterans. No wonder government struggles to understand the needs and priorities of our service-members. Those numbers in Congress make veteran organizations and the many other support groups important for all concerned. Did you know: if you are denied benefits by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs you can appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims? There is also an organization that will screen your case, and if it has merit and meet income-eligibility guidelines, representation will be provided, without charge. Pizza Hut again stepped up to support our military through Veteran Advocates of Ore-Ida. On April 17th Pizza Hut will donate 20% of your receipt helping veteran projects in our community. Bring coupon and/or mention your purchase is for the support of VAOI and our veterans. “There are no successes or failures, just learning experiences.” Sthguoht Ym.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:20:00 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015