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By Letters to the Editor/Gloucester County ...
March 19, 2010, 3:00AM
To the Editor:
As I struggled to find the size of the total worldwide aid package to which our country commits, I found two things:
The United States made a commitment over 50 years ago because we were the biggest, richest and most powerful — and smartest? — country in the world. We still get criticized for not giving enough.
I don’t have a master’s degree or a Ph.D in accounting, and the only thing I got from trying to compile this information was a big headache. When I tried, I only got to the millions upon millions upon millions section, and had to stop.
Why am I telling you this?
There are about 800,000 Vietnam war veterans out there not getting the appropriate aid from our country for the illnesses they received while fighting under some commitment nearly 50 years ago. Yet, we keep on sending aid to countries that are committed to either sitting on their lazy rear ends or stealing as much as possible before it gets to the poor, under an “at least some (aid) gets through” attitude.
U.S. House Resolution 2254 (The Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009) would stop this madness and get aid to more of those who those would use it, with thanks that really shouldn’t be needed.
I understand that some 200 members of Congress have been pounding their chests in support of HR 2254 since 2009. Thank you, but please stop pounding and start pushing this through.
Many died over there in Vietnam and now, unfortunately, many who served there are dying here, in the biggest, richest and most powerful — and smartest? — country in the world.
If you really want to help a vet, spread the word, and make a call.
R. Eugene Mills
Wenonah
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CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT IMMEDIATELY TO VOTE ON HR2254 NOW BEFORE MORE OF US ARE GONE. THE TRUTH IS CONGRESS IS AFRAID OF THE COST AND IS NOT WILLING TO SUPPORT THOSE DISABLED VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES. NO DIC, NO CARE FOR THE AGENT ORANGE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. THEY WILL LET THEM SUFFER AND DIE BEFORE THEY GIVE ONE RED CENT.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't Agree More Master SGT. Time to quit spending so much that we don't have in countries that only care about America when they have their hand out, and begin taking care of our own. It seems that we give so much to a country that they get powerful enough to begin to dispise the US and riot or worse until they need our hand-outs again and GUESS WHAT we give it to them. The Fleet Veterans are also truely Veterans of the VietNam war just as much as "Boots On Ground" and I for one resent being considered a "Vietnam Era Veteran" because I did not step foot on land. Only about .06% of the WW2 Vets were in Germany or Japan and they are still WW2 Veterans.
ReplyDeleteI SERVED IN THE NAVY 64 TO 68, THE SHIP I SERVED ON WAS WITH IN 50 YARDS OF CAM RAHN BAY. ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO I WAS INFORMED I HAVE CLL. NOT TO MENTION A WHOLE LIST OF OTHER THINGS DUE TO AGENT ORANGE. I PRAY EVERY DAY THAT OUR LEADERS WILL TAKE CARE OF " OFF SHORE VETS. " ONE OTHER THING, HOW DO THEY !!!!! SLEEP AT NIGHT ????? ROOSTER
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