ricksfolly
DP Veteran
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- Dec 28, 2009
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When I was a kid, everyone knew that WWI ended on the eleventh month, the eleventh day and the eleventh hour and it was known as Armistice day from that time on. Then for some reason they decided to combine it with all the other wars and call it veteran's day, ignoring the memories of the 117,000 Doughboys who fought and died for their country.
When the survivors returned home, including my dad and his two brothers, they were dumped on streets, and with no government help, no veteran's hospitals, or even severance pay, and had to make it on their own from then on.
In contrast, WWII returning veterans got a GI bill, unemployment checks ($20 for 52 weeks), provided them the means to go to a college or buy a home, and surviving spouses $10,000.
Why not WW1's veterans day, and give the other wars separate days? If Congress can change it the first time they should be able to change it again.
ricksfolly
When the survivors returned home, including my dad and his two brothers, they were dumped on streets, and with no government help, no veteran's hospitals, or even severance pay, and had to make it on their own from then on.
In contrast, WWII returning veterans got a GI bill, unemployment checks ($20 for 52 weeks), provided them the means to go to a college or buy a home, and surviving spouses $10,000.
Why not WW1's veterans day, and give the other wars separate days? If Congress can change it the first time they should be able to change it again.
ricksfolly