American Heroes – you see them hailed in parades, emblazoned on military recruiting posters, and being given medals by politicians. But beneath this gung-ho façade of Americana lie some ugly truths – truths that the United States government and the administration of the various military branches would rather you not know.
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American Heroes – you see them hailed in parades, emblazoned on military recruiting posters, and being given medals by politicians. But beneath this gung-ho façade of Americana lie some ugly truths – truths that the United States government and the administration of the various military branches would rather you not know.
I’m talking about how many American veterans get treated by their own nation’s government after they come home. I sincerely hope that what you are about to read will make you as outraged as I am about this tragic situation.
An example from the life of one of my best friends, who served in the U.S. Army:
My friend Malcolm Richards, who served in Iraq (previous Gulf-war conflicts), was traumatized by the horrors of war he saw there. The Army refused him medical help, allowing this veteran to suffer physically and mentally until it drove him over the edge. Malcolm became a political activist who wanted justice to be done to certain policy-makers in Washington whom he saw as responsible in a large part for defiling this once-great nation. Though he never hurt anyone, Malcolm did maker a fake bomb-threat at a Wisconsin police station, demanding a gun and a squad car so he could go arrest certain congresspeople.
Yes, I know Malcolm's plan sounds irrational and crazy, but people need to realize that the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that had been haunting his mind since Iraq greatly impaired his rational decision-making ability. The Army didn't even care enough to get him a counselor to see - they just used him as a grunt until he could no longer serve in that capacity and then threw him away. After serving a stretch in prison for the fake-bomb threat, Malcolm tried to improve his life here by going to college to learn to be a financial consultant. Of course with that felony on his record, no American company would hire him. Malcolm recently left the United States to go back to India, where he had previously been for a missions trip. He is now happily married there and owns his own video-game store.
And now the liberal regime running this country is profiling returning veterans as "potential right-wing extremists". Well what did they think would happen when you train a person to be a soldier, and then toss them away like an empty wrapper when you think they're done? People fight for their rights in whatever capacity they are capable of. Treating heroes like their sacrifice means nothing, or worse yet, "a necessary evil", is a proven way to get those heroes fighting against the very government they had previously served.
These are not isolated incidents. When you go to bed tonight, remember that over 131,000 veterans all over America are sleeping in the streets of the country they served. America's heroes deserve better than that.
When I came to America from Russia at the age of 8, I still remember looking out of the window of that Delta jet flying over NYC harbor at night, and seeing the Statue of Liberty lit up in all her glory, the torch of freedom shining brightly. 13 years ago, that still meant something, or at least I thought it did. I must admit, the hazing I suffered at school from xenophobes who hated me for being foreign led me to not have a very patriotic outlook for my first 7 years in America. When the tragedy of September 11th happened, I began to realize just how much the forces of evil in this world hate what America is supposed to be. I started becoming more interested in America's military, even expressing my want to join when I became old enough. Though I was unable to join for medical reasons, looking back and seeing how my friends were mistreated by the higher-ups, I'm glad I wasn't able to.
I once admired America's military, before I learned some cold, hard truths. Don't get me wrong, I still have great respect for the men and women serving this nation in that way - they are the heroes that defend our freedoms with their lives. What I have a problem with is those paper-pushers in Washington whose idea of heroics is defending their budget. They don't see military personnel as people, all the bureaucrats see is statistics. If you ask me, it is many politicians who are the true "necessary evil" in this country. What America needs are public servants, not power-hungry aristocracy.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't join the military, but the truth needs to be known – and acted upon - we owe our heroes that much.
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* As usual, the program I used to build this is LeoCAD.
I then converted it to an .ldr file and rendered it with LDView.
For info on contacting me about permission to use the design or obtaining a copy of the 3D file I made, see my homepage.
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September 13, 2009 |
wow, you are right... this does need to stop |
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August 28, 2009 |
This is despicable. I completely agree with you.
This needs to stop. |
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August 21, 2009 |
I agree with you 100%. In my line of work (Federal Gov't) I see some of these brave men and women all the time. The agency I work for at least extends benefits to these heros. |
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I made it |
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August 21, 2009 |
Quoting Walter B.
cool! that's uhhh.....true. (I didn't read it all. I kinda skimmed it...) hey will you join my group Architect? And you are right about the comment (thanks for it by the way) on one of my creaations. But, I do have the right to free speech, so go ahead moderators, ban me for speaking my mind about politics. I don't care. I speak truth unlike all those liberals out there...
However, it is sometimes wiser to not fully wear one's heart on one's sleeve in order to avoid potentially alienating those who you do not wish to have as enemies. I have friends who are not as conservative as I am, and we can still get along and talk about all manner of other topics, even though we have agreed to disagree regarding our varying political views. |
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August 21, 2009 |
cool! that's uhhh.....true. (I didn't read it all. I kinda skimmed it...) hey will you join my group Architect? And you are right about the comment (thanks for it by the way) on one of my creaations. But, I do have the right to free speech, so go ahead moderators, ban me for speaking my mind about politics. I don't care. I speak truth unlike all those liberals out there... |
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August 21, 2009 |
It's an awful fact, indeed... |
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August 21, 2009 |
Wow. The people that go out to fight for their country should be treated with respect, not just disposed of as cheaply as possible. And oh yeah, nice brick wall design. |
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