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Help Save US Veterans
As suicide rates unfortunately increase amongst returning U.S. Veterans, it’s high time people start reaching out to these people to help them re-adjust to the world here at home. Sad as it is, many of them return to the realization that our nation is falling apart, being devoured by a parasite from within. Many will come home to find that the American people no longer support the wars, and the facts bear out that they were indeed started over a bunch of lies. These people will have watched their friends fight, with some of them suffering and dying, only to come home and realize that the same enemy who started the wars, is wrecking our homeland.
There is no nice way to say these things. America is in deep trouble, and the best way to honor our troops is to first, bring them home. Second, bring them to Real Oath Keepers where they can learn the whole story and finally understand where it all went wrong. If we do not deal with these usurpers, more of our people will die dominating our infiltrator’s enemies for them. Many more will come home and commit suicide, and many will come home severely injured or in a box.
This is not acceptable to anyone with a conscience. Show your support for the troops by helping them identify the real enemy. Help them unite with us to rid ourselves of these murderous traitors once and for all, but that can’t happen until these historical usurpers are finally brought to light. Our Basic Training manual will more than fulfill this purpose.
We are Real Oath Keepers, because we are the ONLY ONES to identify and face up to the real problem. Those other guys wouldn’t dare point out what we do. They are like this Shinseki creep, they don’t care about you, or any of us for that matter. Help us save our Soldiers and Veterans by teaching them the truth, and giving them a chance to make up for the pain the enemy has caused us all.
Source: News4Jax
Date: 11JAN10
WASHINGTON — Home from war and out of the military, young male veterans appear to be committing suicide at a higher rate.
The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday that preliminary data reflects that the suicide rate among 18- to 29-year-old male veterans has increased significantly. It said the rate went up 26 percent from 2005 to 2007. VA officials said they assume that most of the veterans in this age group served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
If there is a bright spot in the data, it’s that in 2007 veterans in the group who used VA health care were less likely to commit suicide than those who did not. That’s a change from 2005.
In recent years, the VA has hired thousands of new mental health professionals and established a suicide hot line credited with “rescues” of nearly 6,000 veterans and military members in distress.
The military has also struggled with an increase in suicides, with the Army seeing a record number last year. While the military frequently releases such data, it has been more difficult to track suicide information on veterans once they’ve left active duty.
The VA calculated the numbers using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers from 16 states. In 2005, the rate per 100,000 veterans among men ages 18-29 was 44.99, compared with 56.77 in 2007, the VA said. It did not release data for other population groups.
At a suicide prevention conference on Monday in Washington, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said his agency needs to do a better job of understanding what led to each suicide. He said he’d also like to see more stringent protocol put into place at VA facilities about how to handle a potentially suicidal veteran, similar to what’s done with someone who’s having a heart attack.
He noted that of the more than 30,000 suicides each year in America, about 20 percent are committed by veterans.
“Why do we know so much about suicides but still know so little about how to prevent them?” Shinseki said. “Simple question, but we continue to be challenged.”
Veterans Honored at Memorial Day Parade
These paltry displays and parades are not how we “honor” our fallen. The only real way to honor our fallen troops is to know why they are dying, and finding a way to change it. Our finest, in the form of good, hard working young men and women are being put into harms way to fulfill the agenda set forth by America’s infiltrators. They know that should you run across a site like this that exposes it all, their chance at dominating America is over. As our economy starts to crumble, and the wars not only fail to end, but continually expand, we must honor all of those who have fallen for the terrorist regime in control of our beloved country.
Those who don’t possess the knowledge members of ROK do, have no room to opine or comment about what is presented here, because they have no idea how bad things really are, or who is responsible. Fortunately for all of us, history is a great teacher, and we provide an extremely thorough historical training to all new members FIRST. ROK are not confused about the proper way to honor our fallen. We will go after those who needlessly sent them to their deaths and return the favor. You can’t defend your people, let alone avenge your brothers and sisters without knowing the who, what, and why first.
Source: WSAW
Date: 23MAY09
Members of our community are honoring our fallen soldiers today, attending the Memorial Day Parade.
People lined the streets near Marathon Park today to watch a parade in memory of fallen soldiers.
Children watched as floats of veterans rode by and learned what it takes to protect our county.
The parade was led off by a traditional honor guard compiled of veterans.
Marching bands from area schools performed songs during the parade and even some of our younger viewers showed off their skills.
We spoke to one local veteran today who was proud to see all of the community support.
“Being a veteran myself, being able to show my son and daughter why we did what we did when we were in service. It means a lot to us to see people come out and support all branches of the military,” said spectator Mike Cowan.
The parade began at Marathon Park and headed towards the VFW on River Drive. Members of the community then held a special flag ceremony to commemorate Memorial Day.
Everyone says they enjoyed the nice weather and were happy to show support for the men and women who risk their lives for our nation.
Homeless Veterans Fight to Survive
This is a tricky story, because our veterans are indeed being discarded, ignored, and even ridiculed by the government many gave their own sweat, blood, and tears to support. However, as many of our members may quickly notice, Jacobo is a member of the tribe of subversives that have infiltrated our once great nation. You will have no idea of the significance of this until you’ve read our basic training manual, so don’t bother trying to form an opinion.
The story they fail to tell is that most Veterans end up on the street because the government has no more use for them, and thus no good reason to invest in helping them. The article says only 2,000 of the homeless troops are Iraq War Veterans are on the street, but the number is likely much higher. It purports to tell us that most are Veterans from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII. However, it falls on it’s face when it attempts to tell us just how bad it’s going to get for returning troops if we still have such a large majority of homeless Veterans left over from things as early as WWII. PTSD is NOT the reason for such high rates of homelessness. The reason is that many returning Veterans are missing limbs or are unable to function in a normal society due to serious injuries. Blaming it on their psychological condition is scape-goating the real issue at best, and at worst, out right slandering our Veterans all together. Higher number of troops see physical combat, and suffer serious injuries means you can expect to see Veterans of these wars strolling sidewalks in wheel chairs fifty years from now.
Source: CNN
Date: 02JUL08
(CNN) — “I can’t find the right words to describe when you are homeless,” says Iraq war veteran Joseph Jacobo. “You see the end of your life right there. What am I going to do, what am I going to eat?”
Jacobo is one of an increasing number of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who come home to life on the street. The Department of Veterans Affairs is fighting to find them homes.
Veterans make up almost a quarter of the homeless population in the United States. The government says there are as many as 200,000 homeless veterans; the majority served in the Vietnam War. Some served in Korea or even World War II. About 2,000 served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
The VA and several nongovernmental organizations have created programs that address the special needs of today’s veterans returning from war. In addition to treating physical and mental injuries, there are career centers and counseling programs. But the VA still expects the homeless rate among the nation’s newest veterans to rise because of the violent nature of combat seen in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Officials say many more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer post-traumatic stress disorder than veterans of previous wars. The government says PTSD is one of the leading causes of homelessness among veterans.
“They come back, and they are having night trauma, they are having difficulty sleeping. They are feeling alienated,” says Peter Dougherty, the director of homeless programs for the VA.
The VA says 70 percent of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan saw some form of combat, either through firefights, rocket attacks or the most common strikes on troops — roadside bomb attacks on their vehicles.
That is three times the rate of combat experienced by Vietnam veterans, according to the VA.
Jacobo spent more than a year as an Army mechanic in Iraq between 2004 and 2006. He saw many of his fellow soldiers killed during attacks on his base. He suffers from PTSD and found himself homeless after being discharged from the Army in 2006, but recently moved into a VA-funded shelter in Washington.
Until he found the VA facility, he was sleeping in laundry rooms and washing himself in fast food restrooms until he would be kicked out.
Jacobo says he speaks to many veterans from Vietnam who say that if the programs veterans receive today were available to them, they would most likely not be homeless.
“Where would I be if it was not for this place? Where would I get a job to give an address to an employer? They have phones here where you can make calls, so this is the step every veteran needs to have. A place for an address, a phone where you can be contacted and this is really good,” says Jacobo.
The VA and organizations that help veterans are trying to reach out to those who may not know there is help available or are not interested in assistance. Social workers walk the streets and scour soup kitchens looking for vets who might need help, working with organizations that offer shelter or medical assistance.
“Because we are convinced, and we know that the earlier the intervention happens, particularly when it is related to PTSD, the better the prognosis is for recovery,” Dougherty says.
“Unfortunately, we have learned much to our detriment when we didn’t recognize PTSD as an illness that people suffer with it for decades, and when they tried to get it addressed, it was a much longer and more difficult process to get that readjustment,” Dougherty says.
While the VA is prepared for a rise in homeless veterans, it is taking a measured approach. Based on statistics from around the country, the number of homeless veterans is increasing slowly, which the VA attributes to the programs already in place.
Dougherty says the outlook is good for future veterans.
“We are also increasing significantly the level of services we provide, not only in homeless programs, but we are really focused more on the prevention of these veterans from ever becoming homeless in the first place,” he said.
