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[aid] => mick
[title] => Veterans Are Valid
[time] => 2016-02-03 15:40:33
[hometext] => By: E. Wayne Searles
[bodytext] => Not sure where to start but I will give it my best I have been thinking about people’s thoughts I just can’t give it a rest I find myself in much confusion about how civilians see Veterans today I find some peoples words disgusting when they speak, thinking they know about what they say It seems everyone went to law school and knows what for our country is right They even know that our soldiers serve but it isn’t freedom for what they fight All Soldiers are given orders our government tells them what to do All have volunteered for direction or a career but realize the sacrifices to be made too In the hearts and minds of all service men and woman today They serve proudly and wouldn’t have it any other way Without our military our country would be weak and fall There would be no more freedom this is something someday you will recall Even though our government is changing many bad apples are politicians full of greed The changes are for the worst it won’t be long before we start to bleed They want to cut the Veterans pay without batting an eye to cutting their very own How could we elect people of such ignorance every day they allow it to be shown If you have never served you will never know what the day of a soldier will ever be The discipline, camaraderie, and hard training such long hours in extreme weather conditions you’ll never see A soldier’s job is no ordinary job you see There is no hesitation or calling in sick it’s just the way it has to be When a soldier goes off to war they don’t know if they are coming back Leaving family, husbands, wives, and children behind off they go with a weapon and a rucksack Some come home and some are killed losing a comrade is always hard to take Just know the ones that do come home deal with many feelings that are not fake Veterans do struggle civilian life will never again be the same Living a life again becomes a very hard game Many emotions built up inside some vets stay cold and don’t allow it to show Other vets break down everything gets so overwhelming, you need to know Many vets are now amputees they deal with problems such as PTSD Many can’t handle life after war suicide is a way out that they see Our own government is failing us making promises, then taking them back However it was okay to make a promise then send us to places like Afghanistan or Iraq So yes American Soldiers do what they are told They do fight for American freedom they make sacrifices that are bold I too am a veteran many mixed emotions inside of me Taking all the drugs and shots they give having a lifelong effect is what I now see I am not the same I only hope I can continue to make it through each day Because sometimes I am at a point where I say there has got to be a better way Pain is a constant it’s the only thing I seem to know or feel My memory has been stolen anxiety overtakes me, making me think the moment is real Sometimes I am a very angry person these feelings often come and go Sometimes I just have to get away and what I feel, I just don’t want you to know That’s about all I have to say I hope some people get a clue From this Veteran to all the others Thank you for your service proud and true Written on: 29 January 2016 Copyright © 2016 E. Wayne Searles All Rights Reserved [comments] => 1 [counter] => 136 [topic] => 43 [informant] => waynster [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )
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