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American Widow Project Helps Military Wives Work Through Grief
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American Widow Project Helps Military Wives Work Through Grief |
11/11/08
Just another reason to be hopeful about the Obama administration, as both Obamas have stated explicitly that they wish to help military families as much as possible, and expand mental health coverage for returning soldiers, widows and widowers.
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I'm glad Taryn is helping these widows find emotional support, because the military isn't really known for understanding the human side of things. I also hope her husband had the forsight to buy into the military's life insurance policy and that he signed her up for bennefits, because the military does do a pretty good job on the business side.
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But, the benefits are nothing compared to that of WWII. We need a real GI Bill again, like that, so that people can truly realize the benefit of their sacrifice. The true benefit of the WWII Bill was a 30% increase in the college-educated population, and as a result, a much stronger and more prosperous middle class.
The Bush Legacy (Clinton too) has done little to make an all-volunteer Armed Forces economically viable in the long term.
Most of the people I know that have served recently have returned on their 2nd and 3rd tours to work as PMCs, or fought hard to "force" the Govt's hand to get on an skilled officer track, as a way of making sure that they will have a career when they get out.
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Wooo.
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The film is intense, actually, and minisparks' take on it is super interesting. Off topic, ladies. I'll PM now!
Sorry.
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it make all this seem pretty foolish to even participate in...
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Imagine losing the love of your life at 21 or 22.
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Good for her for having the courage to do something to help others in her situation. She's doing an amazing thing by letting other women know that they are not alone in this.
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Are most women in the military married with families? Is a woman in the military more likely to be single? Just curious, really.
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America Ferrera will star and executive produce a drama called American Tragic, about a young war vet who sets off across the country with a buddy to find redemption.
I thought that sounded really interesting, the way it upended our automatic presumption that a war vet must be male, and I thought the part of a veteran would be a really fascinating role for Ferrera to get her teeth into...until I finished reading:
Ferrera will play his wife.
Oh.
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And then of course there are same-sex partners - I wonder how well the military helps them when the widows think they're getting a raw deal.
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I can't put into words what I felt when I saw the Marines take off with the funeral procession - and I will never be able to understand just how hard it must be for military widows. I am glad she is doing this to help others and herself.
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I'm crying even now as I think about it, but it was one of the most moving things I've ever witnessed. It was a moment that redeemed my faith in humanity.
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That, combined with the hideous treatment many injured soldiers have received since returning, I have RAGE. These people are losing limbs, their lives, and we treat them like SHIT.
Obama talks A LOT about Veterans services and rights, I really hope that some of this is rectified. The current administration has done SHIT for them, and they're the reason these people are being maimed and killed.
FUCK YOU, BUSH ADMINISTRATION. Fucking assholes.
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I mean, I see the rage about how veterans are treated after they come back, and how their families are often left out in the cold, but I do not get the hysteria over being given the clothes and a binder. That seems pretty standard and reasonable, and not something Obama would change.
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This wasn't money for luxuries, or holidays, or a nice new car or whatever, they were raising money to pay for physiotherapy sessions. For twenty-year-olds who went to a war on which billions and billions was spent daily, and who are now looking at a lifetime in a wheelchair or unable to communicate or in permanent, full-time care, dependent on friends and family and charities because their government won't help them.
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He's an artist, working at a small, private college! If they can gather that kind of craziness for him, they could certainly do a better job giving information and helping out spouses of fallen soldiers. It seems bizarre.
If it's a matter of tax-dollars &/or lack of funds, our country should be willing to support efforts for these type of services, which is just as important as having armored cars. If the families of veterans are not treated well and with respect, the military has FAILED.
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Country first MY ASS John McCain!!
Next to the sorry state of our public school system I have to say that this is the biggest national embarassment we face. No excuse.
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Wow is right... Think of all of the kids dying right now in that age group. My emotions are battling sorrow for them and hatred for Bush right now.
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