Should Service Dogs be Allowed to be Buried in Military Cemeteries?

[JustAnotherGen]

7. My gut response?

No. My dad is buried in military section of a cemetary with a slot saved for my mom due to cancers caused by agents orange, pink, white, and blue. He went blind at one point due to ingesting the 'fertilizer' they used in Korea when he had to walk by himself to get help for the very young drafted in Marines that were trapped on high ground after a monsoon. His hearing was devastated from being a Captain in a Tank Battalion. He had several wounds he incurred as Green Beret. And as a green beret - the very first class - I got to hear my dad ramble about his 'mind shattering' the last day he was alive (tip of the hat to the mind control and brain washing he went through).

I think it's an honorable and KIND idea - but for me personally? It would be insulting.

Not discounting the dogs - but it's just not the same. And honestly? Our Vietnam Era veterans are running out of time.

President Obama needs to be focused on getting them the lung biopsies these folks DESPERATELY need in order to not go from pnuemonia to stage 4 lung, pancreatic, liver, intestinal cancer in a matter of a few months. He needs to make sure our younger Vets from that Era that are technically disabled get the medical services and preventative care they need from the VA.

Our Gulf War veterans are now around the 40 year mark - when stuff from our youth catches up to us.

And we have men and women coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq whose hearts and minds are broken from what they've endured (PTSD).

Certainly a noble idea - but this is one case where I have to say - People First.