{"id":40147,"date":"2014-03-03T16:53:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T21:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=40147"},"modified":"2014-03-03T16:53:35","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T21:53:35","slug":"vietnam-vets-sue-pentagon-for-pts-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=40147","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam vets sue Pentagon for PTS issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Stars & Stripes<\/a>, they report that a lawsuit was filed by five Vietnam veterans because their bad conduct discharges haven’t been upgraded by the military since the addition of PTS to medical diagnosis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in high school, I worked at the VA (Veterans Administration) hospital in the kitchen as a dishwasher. But after I came home from Vietnam, I couldn\u2019t even get my job back as a dishwasher because of my bad paper,\u201d said plaintiff Conley Monk. \u201cMy discharge status has been a lifetime scar. If I were discharged today, my PTSD would be recognized and treated \u2014 and I wouldn\u2019t be punished for having a service-connected medical condition.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, if these five fellows were actually Vietnam veterans, and if they did actually suffer from PTS, I hope they get what they want. But, the reason I’m so jaded about their actual service is because the person who is sticking up for them in the article isn’t;<\/p>\n

\u201cTens of thousands of brave and honorable Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress have been doubly injured by the black mark of an other than honorable discharge, resulting in unjustly denied support, services and benefits,\u201d said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. \u201cThese heroic veterans are long overdue present day appreciation of modern mental health in the timely review of their discharge upgrade appeals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, THAT Senator Blumenthal who pretended to be a Vietnam veterans for years, and who the people of Connecticut sent to the Senate any-damn-way. If those five fellows are who they say they are, they should be running away from Blumenthal at lightspeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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