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Veteran's Day: Honor All, © 2013, Karla Dorman
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... I am a Veteran, too. ...


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Honor all:  not to take away from
my brothers and sisters who saw war,
but I am a Veteran, too.  Just

because I served stateside, peacetime, feels
like my service didn't matter.  Still
injured on duty.  The pain doesn't

go away.  Older I get, the worse it
gets, adding to the stress I'm under.
Disabled.  Can't work.  Made to feel less

than worthless.  Since I'm not OIF
or OEF, 'We can't help.'  'Sorry.'
Don't forget:  all gave some.  Some gave all.


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 Reviews of "Veteran's Day: Honor All, © 2013, Karla Dorman"
Reviewed on November 11, 2013
Amen Karla, you have my respect...
In Christ's Love
Michelle!

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on November 5, 2013
thank you
budd

Reviewed on November 4, 2013
AMEN, Karla, AMEN!! Our Veterans don't deserve to be treated like garbage! They deserve far better than what they are getting! Very well penned; and thank YOU for YOUR USAF service! SALUTE!!

((((HUGS)))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :(

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on November 4, 2013
You've said it very well, Karla. Served for 11 years, all stateside, and you're right; stateside vets are treated differently even tho we may have been 2,000 miles away from our families for months and months at a time. They wanted me so badly in 2003 they took me and stationed me at Fort Sill, Oklahoma even tho I was already totally disabled. Said they wanted my brain, not my body. And yet, I'm not considered a disabled veteran? Go figure!!!

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on November 4, 2013
It's hell when even veterans are discriminated by their status.

Ron


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