I have been watching a currently running television advertisement on behalf our American wounded warriors. The ad introduces us to a charity for wounded warriors and the ad has me wondering about just where we are in America these days.
Our military personnel has indeed placed themselves on the battlefield line in Afghanistan and Pakistan where deaths and injuries suffered by our brave men and women are a common occurrence. Likewise, many have suffered serious injuries from World War Two, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq among other places.
And how are we dealing with the needs of those who suffered mind and body altering injuries on behalf of our nation? Apparently by asking you and me and all of us in America to consider making a monthly pledge of money to help take care of our wounded veterans.
What is going on here? More importantly, where is our country when it comes to the need of our military veterans? I would have thought that our nation’s annual fiscal budget would have allowed for any and all of the needs of our brave soldiers to be covered. But apparently this is not the case if the ad for a wounded warriors charity is to be believed.
There have been moments in our nation’s history when we have all come together to overcome our nation’s obstacles. Those who could, served in the military. Others volunteered at home. And all paid taxes at levels that they could afford. That’s how we overcame World War Two. That’s how we dealt with the long Cold War.
It is time for us as a nation to live up to our ideals and ethics. It is time for us all to be there for our wounded warriors.
Our military personnel has indeed placed themselves on the battlefield line in Afghanistan and Pakistan where deaths and injuries suffered by our brave men and women are a common occurrence. Likewise, many have suffered serious injuries from World War Two, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq among other places.
And how are we dealing with the needs of those who suffered mind and body altering injuries on behalf of our nation? Apparently by asking you and me and all of us in America to consider making a monthly pledge of money to help take care of our wounded veterans.
What is going on here? More importantly, where is our country when it comes to the need of our military veterans? I would have thought that our nation’s annual fiscal budget would have allowed for any and all of the needs of our brave soldiers to be covered. But apparently this is not the case if the ad for a wounded warriors charity is to be believed.
There have been moments in our nation’s history when we have all come together to overcome our nation’s obstacles. Those who could, served in the military. Others volunteered at home. And all paid taxes at levels that they could afford. That’s how we overcame World War Two. That’s how we dealt with the long Cold War.
It is time for us as a nation to live up to our ideals and ethics. It is time for us all to be there for our wounded warriors.
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