treating our veterns like dirt ( Archived) (85)

i was watching the news and a commentator on msnbc really slapped our returning soldiers and veeterns who served in our armed forces down. he commentated that they should not be considered heroes because the word hero glorify war. this is a insult to those who gave their lives to protect our nation and our freedoms it goes to show how the left treats the men and women of our armed forces. this has been going on since the end of the vietnam when our guys came back to the states and were spat on and called baby killers. my uncles fought in the vietnam war and in the korea war and served in the military. also my grandfather was in ww2 and my dad served in the air force. they are heroes along with the rest of the brave men and woman who fought and died. this person should be fired from his job.

I'm just wondering why the vets commit suicide. And so many of them.

Can we say use/throw society? for what? some cause no one believe in?

Posttraumatic stress disorder. Been part of warfare since pre history.



Not really. Tody's soldiers get a hell of a lot more support for this sort of thing than their ansesotrs did. There should be far more however and we are working on it.



Nope. Happened in all wars be it offensive or defensive.

I don't think that just because you wear a military uniform you should be considered a hero. Only if your actions are above and beyond the call of duty should you be considered a hero. If everyone that serves is a hero then that denigrates the word hero. I remember when I worked for a client of mine in Conneticut and I mentioned to him about the purple heart hanging in a glass frame in his home. He told me that they were out on routine patrol and the VC heavily mortared their position. He said the platoon took cover the best they could but that he did not consider any action he saw warranting a high honor. He seemed to think that the military routinely handed out medals to boost morale. He said most of the real heroes are still in country. I quipped "so thanks to Charlie you got decorated.

Hahaha you're really looking, aren't you

I am aware of it, then maybe Mr. Sherlock ( ) can provide a solution to it

i have to disagree with u on that because everyday they spend on the field they are putting their lives on the line protecting this nation. some will be killed,others would be wounded and they come home. they are heroes in my book despite there are those who protest against them and call them names in which it tells me that they are ungrateful

I have always despised the people who protest the soldiers and call them names and let the government off free. Most of those people have never contributed much to society. They know what they are against but they do not know what they are for. If the Republicans and Democrats continue to be unable to work together then the days when US power can be projected in every part of the globe are numbered.

I agree they are putting their lives on the line.
Why is the bit that always gets me....
So what were these returning soldiers (the ones returning now) protecting your nation from?

BTW firefighters and rescue teams put their lives on the line everyday too...

it seems to me that there are alot of apathy toward our soldiers and misconduct when they fought to keep this nation from attacks from terrorists.