Comments on: U.S. Settles Lawsuit With Parents of Iraq War Vet Who Committed Suicide http://pubrecord.org/nation/465/us-settles-lawsuit-with-parents-of-iraq-war-vet-who-committed-suicide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-settles-lawsuit-with-parents-of-iraq-war-vet-who-committed-suicide Intrepid New Journalism Wed, 23 May 2012 23:20:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sid Pranke http://pubrecord.org/nation/465/us-settles-lawsuit-with-parents-of-iraq-war-vet-who-committed-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-2868 Sid Pranke Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:03:06 +0000 #comment-2868 Hi there--the unemployment benefits story is a BIG one--where is your coverage? A few commentators have stated this is a pivotal political issue--as well as being a crucial one for those of us whose benefits have expired. Would like to see how The Public Record would cover it. Thanks for all your great work! Hi there–the unemployment benefits story is a BIG one–where is your coverage? A few commentators have stated this is a pivotal political issue–as well as being a crucial one for those of us whose benefits have expired. Would like to see how The Public Record would cover it.

Thanks for all your great work!

]]> By: sara brannen http://pubrecord.org/nation/465/us-settles-lawsuit-with-parents-of-iraq-war-vet-who-committed-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-2828 sara brannen Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:36:40 +0000 #comment-2828 One of the problems, is that we send soldiers over, so young, and many who have not experienced what death looks like. Put all those weapons in the hand of an 18 year old and at that age, they are not afraid of nothing...but most of them have not seen what death in war looks like... and that includes older adults as well...I know they are trying to debrief these kids...but the military establishment needs to look at not recruiting 17-18 yr olds but wait until at least 21-22--seeing someone blown up does not make one a hero or grown up...losing your life is not the only sacrifice...losing your peace of mind is the biggest sacrifice of all...it is time to bring these kids home and stop recruiting in high schools and colleges. One of the problems, is that we send soldiers over, so young, and many who have not experienced what death looks like. Put all those weapons in the hand of an 18 year old and at that age, they are not afraid of nothing…but most of them have not seen what death in war looks like… and that includes older adults as well…I know they are trying to debrief these kids…but the military establishment needs to look at not recruiting 17-18 yr olds but wait until at least 21-22–seeing someone blown up does not make one a hero or grown up…losing your life is not the only sacrifice…losing your peace of mind is the biggest sacrifice of all…it is time to bring these kids home and stop recruiting in high schools and colleges.

]]> By: Jill Ferguson http://pubrecord.org/nation/465/us-settles-lawsuit-with-parents-of-iraq-war-vet-who-committed-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-2200 Jill Ferguson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:39:53 +0000 #comment-2200 Hooray for your victory (sort of)! Going against the war machine took an amazing amount of courage and I applaud you and celebrate you for it. I'm 56 and have protested war by going to rallies since the Vietnam war. My dad called me a communist and I replied, "I'm TWELVE, and I'm Jill." I hope this set the bar and it keeps raising til the war industry collapses. Hooray for your victory (sort of)! Going against the war machine took an amazing amount of courage and I applaud you and celebrate you for it.
I’m 56 and have protested war by going to rallies since the Vietnam war. My dad called me a communist and I replied, “I’m TWELVE, and I’m Jill.”
I hope this set the bar and it keeps raising til the war industry collapses.

]]> By: jerry don martin http://pubrecord.org/nation/465/us-settles-lawsuit-with-parents-of-iraq-war-vet-who-committed-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-464 jerry don martin Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:30:40 +0000 #comment-464 I'm a Vet, now living in the Philippines, 11yrs ago met a retired navy guy, he help me start a VA Claim, until now i am still fighting VA, 2002 VA gave me non-service connected medical for chest pain/headache at 70%, which is in my navy medical records due to meds given for Ocular Toxoplasmosis,(blind left eye) due to navy doctor claiming i was just trying to get out of work, eye they 20/35, one year later 20/400. Navy Jag Officer told me to Sue the navy, got civilian atty, who said the navy never heard of the Jag Officer, went to naval air station Alameda and i was never there. VA does all they can to give us Vets nothing. jerry don martin I’m a Vet, now living in the Philippines, 11yrs ago met a retired navy guy, he help me start a VA Claim, until now i am still fighting VA, 2002 VA gave me non-service connected medical for chest pain/headache at 70%, which is in my navy medical records due to meds given for Ocular Toxoplasmosis,(blind left eye) due to navy doctor claiming i was just trying to get out of work, eye they 20/35, one year later 20/400. Navy Jag Officer told me to Sue the navy, got civilian atty, who said the navy never heard of the Jag Officer, went to naval air station Alameda and i was never there.
VA does all they can to give us Vets nothing.
jerry don martin

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