3/6/2007
Words to live by!
American Soldier says,
I found that his whole testimony was great. This is one segment that I felt stood out the most.
“In a war,” Shannon said, “you don’t resign in the middle of a war, you continue to fight for us and admit mistakes and work to fix mistakes until you’re fired.”
- SSG John Daniel Shannon
You hit the nail on the head brother!
You can find the whole testimony here.
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Many Americans are both angered and ashamed at the way our wounded have been treated. Our current government did not support our troops like they promised they would.
Amen AS. I was shocked and extremely disappointed to hear about the conditions in various Military hospitals across the land.
However, now the entire mess has turned political, and many who are currently using this as a political weapon have had little if any concern about our military in the past.
Our warriors, both past and present, deserve better than this.
David if by “many who are currently using this as a political weapon”
you mean the Democrats let’s remember the Democrats have not been in contol of either the White House or Congress for the last 5 years. I for one am HAPPY that this is being used as a political weapon: it is THE only way bureacrats can be held accountable. I hope the MSM keeps it front page until our soldiers get what our country promised them. Let the blame fall where it may.
YOu guys all have good points but I have add my support to the one that says nobody has cared. Bush did not have the guts to get rid of certain political appointees in the name of “getting alone.” We have so politicized promotions and quotas in our military and our lives that we forget to treat all people the same and put the best people, not the best politicians-because there are none–in jobs that matter. I also agree that it needs fixed. Those who have been silent until it became a political weapon are making power plays on the backs of our soldiers. Those who walked through and did not raise clear to highest levels all these years were more concerned with their power and position than they were our troops. The VA has been underfunded for decades. The problems many of us had when we separated from the service were erased by a desire to get home when threatened with delays. We allowed rubber stamps when none should have been granted. We were kids ready to go home. Then, and now, we have been taken advantage of by people protecting their jobs rather than doing their jobs. There is a huge difference. There is plenty of guilt to go around and that is a sad state of affairs.
[…] (h/t American Soldier)“…My wife constantly reminds me that I have benefits I’ve earned. Left to myself, I don’t really care most of the time. My professional ethics as a Sergeant are: “My soldiers will always come before myself”; “confirm, deny, and never lie”; “no excuses, mission first”; and “no one is more professional than I.” These ethics have dictated my growth, over the years, into a leader of personnel who truly believes in self-sacrifice. In fact, these very ethics guided my decision-making process on the day I was wounded, while making sure one of my men was not. Finally, these ethics lead me to seek help for a broken system in the only way I believe remains…”It’s not only at Walter Reed. This system has been broken for a long, long time. Which is why I would laugh in the face of all our clueless politicians who are gleefully finger pointing and acting as if it all just came about. I learned in AA that blaming does not bring about the solution and it’s the solution that needs my focus. Blaming and finger pointing just wastes time and energy and doesn’t get one anywhere nearer the solution.Wounded Warrior Project knows this as well, as do all the volunteers and advocates (Operation First Response and Operation Second Chance, to name a couple of organizations) who have been giving their time and energy in getting our wounded warriors what they need. I received this email from WWP: […]
[…] (h/t American Soldier)“…My wife constantly reminds me that I have benefits I’ve earned. Left to myself, I don’t really care most of the time. My professional ethics as a Sergeant are: “My soldiers will always come before myself”; “confirm, deny, and never lie”; “no excuses, mission first”; and “no one is more professional than I.” These ethics have dictated my growth, over the years, into a leader of personnel who truly believes in self-sacrifice. In fact, these very ethics guided my decision-making process on the day I was wounded, while making sure one of my men was not. Finally, these ethics lead me to seek help for a broken system in the only way I believe remains…”It’s not only at Walter Reed. This system has been broken for a long, long time. Which is why I would laugh in the face of all our clueless politicians who are gleefully finger pointing and acting as if it all just came about. I learned in AA that blaming does not bring about the solution and it’s the solution that needs my focus. Blaming and finger pointing just wastes time and energy and doesn’t get one anywhere nearer the solution.Wounded Warrior Project knows this as well, as do all the volunteers and advocates (Operation First Response and Operation Second Chance, to name a couple of organizations) who have been giving their time and energy in getting our wounded warriors what they need. I received this email from WWP: […]
The U.S should help the pacific islanders that are in the arm forces. Because we the pacificans are willing to fight for the country that support us..