Subject: Returning veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan
Fri Mar 11, 2005 16:21
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From: Veterans for Common Sense
contact@veteransforcommonsense.org
To: ghwelker3@comcast.net
Subject: Returning veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan
In the last two years, nearly one million U.S. service-members have served in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Regardless of how you may feel about the war, most of us
agree that those service-members deserve the best possible care and treatment
our country can provide.
Unfortunately, in some cases, things haven't worked out so well. Some of our
service-members have fallen through the cracks, with reports of homelessness,
trauma and suicide. According to the NEJM, as many as 15% of returning
service-members from Iraq will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Thousands have been wounded, and those who were killed left families behind who
must bear the trauma of losing a loved one. Further, despite the dramatically
increased demands on the VA healthcare system, the VA is slated for cuts of up
to 15% over the next ten years.
Veterans for Common Sense has made available on the internet, and soon in print,
a guide for returning veterans to help them navigate the available benefits and
assistance available. Our goal is to make it as comprehensive as possible, to
let returning veterans know of where they can get assistance if there are any
issues with readjustment on their return home.
The guide also contains a section for people who are looking for ways to support
the troops, with links to organizations who are directly supporting the troops
in the field.
We're trying to let as many people as possible know about the guide, and so
we're sending you this note in the hope that, if you are a veteran, you will
find it useful, and if not, that you will pass it on.
The guide is available here:
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/files/vcs/guide.cfm
Or on our home page at http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org
We hope you'll visit, and pass this on to friends, family, and others in your
community. In particular, please pass it on to anyone you know who is a veteran
or works with veterans in the community.
Thank you,
Veterans for Common Sense
P.S. Unless you actually subscribe to one of our mailing lists, you have been
permanently unsubscribed and will never receive another email from us again.
You can contact us directly at contact@veteransforcommonsense.org or at
202-558-4553.
P.P.S. If you know of resources which should be in the guide, and aren't, please
feel free to suggest them by clicking on the "add resource" link.
Veterans for Common Sense
1101 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
ABOUT VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE
Veterans for Common Sense seeks to inject the element of Common Sense into
debates over war and national security. In an age when the majority of public
servants have never served in uniform, the perspective of war veterans must play
a key role in the public debate over national security issues in order to
preserve the liberty veterans have fought and died preserving.
Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) was formed in 2002 by war veterans who believe
that we, the people of the United States of America, are most secure when our
country is strong and responsibly engaged with the world. Two years later, our
organization has over 12,000 members throughout the United States.
HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE
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To: ghwelker3@comcast.net
Subject: Returning veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan
In the last two years, nearly one million U.S. service-members have served in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Regardless of how you may feel about the war, most of us
agree that those service-members deserve the best possible care and treatment
our country can provide.
Unfortunately, in some cases, things haven't worked out so well. Some of our
service-members have fallen through the cracks, with reports of homelessness,
trauma and suicide. According to the NEJM, as many as 15% of returning
service-members from Iraq will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Thousands have been wounded, and those who were killed left families behind who
must bear the trauma of losing a loved one. Further, despite the dramatically
increased demands on the VA healthcare system, the VA is slated for cuts of up
to 15% over the next ten years.
Veterans for Common Sense has made available on the internet, and soon in print,
a guide for returning veterans to help them navigate the available benefits and
assistance available. Our goal is to make it as comprehensive as possible, to
let returning veterans know of where they can get assistance if there are any
issues with readjustment on their return home.
The guide also contains a section for people who are looking for ways to support
the troops, with links to organizations who are directly supporting the troops
in the field.
We're trying to let as many people as possible know about the guide, and so
we're sending you this note in the hope that, if you are a veteran, you will
find it useful, and if not, that you will pass it on.
The guide is available here:
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/files/vcs/guide.cfm
Or on our home page at http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org
We hope you'll visit, and pass this on to friends, family, and others in your
community. In particular, please pass it on to anyone you know who is a veteran
or works with veterans in the community.
Thank you,
Veterans for Common Sense
P.S. Unless you actually subscribe to one of our mailing lists, you have been
permanently unsubscribed and will never receive another email from us again.
You can contact us directly at contact@veteransforcommonsense.org or at
202-558-4553.
P.P.S. If you know of resources which should be in the guide, and aren't, please
feel free to suggest them by clicking on the "add resource" link.
Veterans for Common Sense
1101 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
ABOUT VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE
Veterans for Common Sense seeks to inject the element of Common Sense into
debates over war and national security. In an age when the majority of public
servants have never served in uniform, the perspective of war veterans must play
a key role in the public debate over national security issues in order to
preserve the liberty veterans have fought and died preserving.
Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) was formed in 2002 by war veterans who believe
that we, the people of the United States of America, are most secure when our
country is strong and responsibly engaged with the world. Two years later, our
organization has over 12,000 members throughout the United States.
HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE
Your email has automatically been placed on our DO NOT SEND list, and you will
never receive another message from us again. If you wish to receive updates or
information from VCS, you can subscribe at:
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/?page=join
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