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I would like to thank Anthony Criner for bringing up this subject the other day, which prompted me to search for this quote.   President Theodore Roosevelt   “A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.”   Have you ever noticed in the news how often the U.S. Government drops the ball when it comes to returning veterans?   We have a state-of-the-art life SAVING system, but then when the recuperation phase is entered, there is this sudden silence that only hears the echoes of the questions the veteran has about the future, usually with no reply at all from the government. If there is an answer, it is to say “wait, we have it all under control, but hey, we lost that form we asked you for again, would you please resubmit?”   The despair, anger, and helplessness our veterans feel is totally justified. Veterans who came back in one piece have regaled me with stories of going to the V.A. for a simple checkup and being postponed after they arrived an