If you really want to thank a vet.....Promise you will vote...and keep the promise.

[HassleCat]

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We need to vote for people who will support veterans in real terms, not just say they support veterans. I was astonished when John McCain refused to support improvement in the GI Bill, but his attitude just reflects the much larger "What have you done for me lately?" attitude so popular in Congress. When we send them to do our dirty work on the far side of the world, they're all wonderful heroes, and we can't say enough great things about them, and we invite them to stand next to the president and be recognized in Congress, and blah, blah, blah. But then they get out of the military, and we refuse to adequately fund their medical care, particularly when it comes to PTSD and mental health. We demand better performance from the VA medical system, but refuse to put up the money. We're even lax about making sure their employers give them back their jobs when the return from a deployment.