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Robert Livingston
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Username: Rob_livingston

Post Number: 836
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - 1:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

These same soldiers who had to literally beg the Bush administration for armor in the field are going to come home and receive little to no assistance should they suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Yet another case of Bush and the DOD either not thinking ahead or not giving a .


Gimme Shelter
By Rose Aguilar, AlterNet

(In part...)

"As small waves of Iraq vets return home, organizations that offer housing, employment and counseling services expect the problems will be unlike anything the United States has ever seen. They say they're not prepared and the federal government isn't offering enough support and assistance.

"In some cases, the government is literally putting them out on the streets."


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