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| A letter: Medal of Honor Winners Speak |
| 2004-07-19 |
| Dear fellow veterans: We have listened to Senator Kerry falsely attack President Bush for months over funding for veterans, and it's time to set the record straight. The truth is President Bush has led the way on improving veterans' benefits, supporting our troops and restoring honor and dignity to the White House. Since 2001, President Bush has increased veterans funding by over $20 billion, and funding for veterans' health care has increased by 40 percent since he took office. Funding for veterans has gone up twice as fast under President Bush as it did under President Clinton, and those who accuse the President of cutting funding are simply not being honest with veterans. Meanwhile, John Kerry voted against a $1.3 billion increase in veterans health care, skipped votes on concurrent receipt and voted against funding for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. And while he talks a good game, Kerry's record shows he is out of the mainstream. The American Flag symbolizes our ideals, our history and our values. President Bush shares this belief and supports a Constitutional Amendment banning desecration of the Flag. John Kerry believes this is "an attack on free speech." We are disturbed that John Kerry would try to scare veterans with his false accusations, and we are disappointed in his lack of support for today's troops. Please join us in setting the record straight and showing your support for President Bush -- a leader who has proven his support for those who have served, backs our troops defending our nation and shares our values. Sincerely, John Baker, Jr. Medal of Honor Recipient General Pat Brady, USA (Ret.) Medal of Honor Recipient Robert Bush Medal of Honor Recipient David C. Dolby Medal of Honor Recipient Walter Ehlers Medal of Honor Recipient James Fleming Medal of Honor Recipient Rodolfo "Rudy" Hernandez Medal of Honor Recipient Thomas J. Hudner Medal of Honor Recipient Robert R. Ingram Medal of Honor Recipient Arthur Jackson Medal of Honor Recipient George Charles Lang Medal of Honor Recipient Major General James Livingston, USMC (Ret.) Medal of Honor Recipient David McNerney Medal of Honor Recipient Ola "Lee" Mize Medal of Honor Recipient Robert Modrzejewski Medal of Honor Recipient Robert O'Malley Medal of Honor Recipient Richard A. Pittman Medal of Honor Recipient James Taylor Medal of Honor Recipient Michael Thornton Medal of Honor Recipient Gary Wetzel Medal of Honor Recipient Paul Wiedorfer Medal of Honor Recipient |
| Posted by:OldSpook |
| #10 what an angry little man A5876! "due to cuts in future years" - how do you know what will be spent in future years, Nostradamus? Are you talking cuts in increases? Cuts in current budget? You're talking out your ass, troll. Raptor's needs were met based on his service, and good on him for that! STFU |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-07-20 4:36:29 PM |
| #9 The VA estimates that the cost of providing adequate health care to all veterans under current law in 2004 is $30 billion.4 The final budget, which gives VA $30 billion for all discretionary funding in FY 2004, allocates only $29 billion for VA health care. This is thus $1 billion less than the Administration’s own estimates acknowledge is needed to provide care to all veterans. Moreover, the VA’s fiscal constraints will get even worse due to cuts in future years. The budget passed by Congress provides $1 billion less than the President’s request for FY 2005 - FY 2008.5 Overall, the VA budget for the next decade provides $6 billion less funding than Congressional Budget Office estimates is necessary to meet obligations under current law. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5876 2004-07-20 4:09:06 PM |
| #8 so you suck up tax dolalrs for non service injury - another parasite! and the Brady rank is not General! antoher liar! http://www.willpete.com/va_budget.htm |
| Posted by: Anonymous5876 2004-07-20 4:03:58 PM |
| #7 To my mind is does not metter if it was service related. You served our country and for that we should in turn serve you and all vetrens. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-19 10:09:06 AM |
| #6 Thank you Dragon Fly,but I have to add that my amputation was for a non-service connected disease.Just another example of the care given our Vets. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-07-19 10:06:25 AM |
| #5 Raptor...thank you for your service to our country. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-19 9:47:59 AM |
| #4 All you have to do is go to military.com to see the improvemments in Vetrans Benefits.I am a Vet that depends on Vetrans health care(and have for many years).The Tucson Vetrans Medical Center has taken damn good care of me($15,000 prosthetic leg for one thing,I think they are getting ripped off.Not for the leg itself,it was manufactured on-site.But the gel-sock cost $6,000. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-07-19 9:44:26 AM |
| #3 Thats what I mean. Joe Average knows what came down, knows who, what, were, why. The uninformed will be late for work come election day and they'll be loaded that night. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-07-19 3:43:49 AM |
| #2 I posted this a day or 2 ago and no one commented. Glad you posted again. |
| Posted by: rex 2004-07-19 12:44:46 AM |
| #1 This was forwarded to me on a mailing list. Fred feel free to move it or edit it - but please consider leaving the list of names intact. Its pretty impressive seeing who the MoH group lines up with. Just wondering if the press will ever report news (esoecially fo this sort and the "Bush was right" uranium stuff) instead of functioning as a campaign arm of Kerry/Edwards-04 |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-07-19 12:28:26 AM |