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Firestorm49

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1. Sadly, things aren't that much different right here in America. Republican as well as Democratic

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:06 AM

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administrations have offered lip service to returning veterans, but neither has done enough to address the health and mental well-being of returning service members. The money to treat PTSD, for example, gets tied up in appropriations and bureaucratic entanglement. Veteran suicides continue unabated. Veterans are living in shelters or under bridges because adequate help is just a pipe dream.

The situation in Russia may be more severe than in America, but we have a long way to go to provide assistance to those who have sacrificed their lives or well-being for their country. I find it appalling.

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