Veterans Affairs and Issues

I know for sure that Britain, Austalia and Canada have "rememberance day" which is smilar, but in it is like memorial day and veterans day, and in the others it is most similar to memorial day. Britain had theirs on the Sunday closest to Nov. 11, but Canada has it on nov.11

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The total number of wounded from both sides in the Vietnam War was 2,096,037. This includes US, ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam), South Korea, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, and NVA/VC (North Vietnamese Army/Viet Cong).

In addition to the 58,220 US soldiers killed, the total number of US wounded was 303,604, with 153,303 of those wounded to the extent that they required a hospital stay.

Veterans are important because of the sacrifice and risk that they undertook on behalf of their country and its citizens. Whether voluntary or draft, they were at risk to protect the rights and freedoms of the rest of the citizens. They served so that you didn't have to.

Remembering veterans is a way to honor the people in the military for what they have done and are doing and the sacrifices they have made, including their lives, to ensure our way of life. Veterans are very important people and I think they should be honored in numerous ways. Veterans should be honored because they once dedicated themselves into doing a noble act. The ultimate sacrifice that was given by few veterans to benefit the many people of the United States of America was provided by many years in ghastly wars and battles. Put the politics aside and just consider the soldier who doesn't make much money, get much time off, or is away from his family months at a time but still, people in the military have a fundamental belief they are protectors of our country. Veterans put their lives at peril because they wanted to fight for their nation's freedom. Instead of sitting down on a snug armchair with a soft robe on sipping tea, they go out and fight for what's right. Veterans sacrificed the time spent with their family because they go out to battle other troops, not being able to be in the same room as their loved ones. Veterans contributed their efforts to make the U.S safe, even though they could have passed away at any second.

The question is misplaced, it's not what veterans do for us, it's, what veterans did for us!. Veterans gave themselves completely and solely to defend this nation in the event of war. Our veterans are the backbone of this country.?

November 11 was chosen as Veterans Day because it was the day the Armistice was signed in 1918 ending World War I. It was originally called Armistice Day and was changed to Veterans Day in 1956.

Nearly every "career" (called "lifers" during the war) soldier, marine, airman, or sailor that was Major or above (Lieutenant Commander in the USN), or a senior NCO...normally E-7 and above were WWII veterans. Some notable WWII vets during the Vietnam War were: Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Ford; Generals Curtis LeMay, Maxwell Taylor, Harkins, Westmoreland, Abrams; Colonel Robin Olds (a WWII ace), just to name a few.

As a form of entertainment, which is probably one of the reasons the public is restricted in attending them...these days; only a designated number & qualified members of the public are allowed to attend "public" executions.

Well this is what I'm trying to find out. Well as the Vietnam war was based in Vietnam, there was no destruction on American soil. Also as many Americans were against the Vietnam war, Vietnam veterans of America wre socially excluded for years after the war. After the war there was a mass emigration from Vietnam to mainly the United States hope this helps

The US was still recovering from WW2 when Korea erupted. This is part of the reason Korea is known as the "forgotten war", it has been overshadowed by WW2. There was less than 5 years of (peace) time between the Korean War and WW2.

We as Americans should honor every single soldiers that has risked and gave their lives to protect ours and our country. Even the one's that are still standing next to us today. Veterans Day shoulnd't just be a day when people take the day off to go shopping. that not what Veteran's Day is about.

It does not help to answer a question with a question, unfortunatley however, I think we must ask, "what is a hippie?" While I served in the Vietnam war, I also served in the Korean War and WWII. During WWII I think the hippie would have been more properly named "Zoot Suiter" by virtue of his style of dress. (Chains, finger-tip length sports coats, peg leg pants, pork pie hats etc.). As I remember they were inoffensive and mildly upset with the war. Very young service men (kids) didn't like them and normally couldn't tell you why. Generally speaking if there was trouble between them it was because the service men started it. Then it was a simple matter of "getting even." During the Korean War period, the "hippie" was generally characterized as young people lost in an idealistic dream world, speaking out and dreaming of a life in which there was no sickness or sadness or poverty or work. They generally met at neat little coffee shops and read their own poetry or sang their own folk music. I always felt it was their avowed mission to drive the older generation "nuts." They were for the most part good young people who eventually grew up and became good and responsible citizens. As for the Vietnam era hippie - I am not sure there were any. They could not by any stretch of the imagination be confused with "protesters." And protesters in no way would confuse themselves with hippies. Protesters, were deadly serious with a deadly mission and even though I am a retired military man with 26 years active service - I could not fault them for speaking out against a tragic, useless loss of life. If I can expand on this please don't hesitate to email me. jjdrobertson@cs.com

People in America celebrate Veteran's day in 3 ways. First, they hang flag outside there houses. Secondly, they have a moment of silence at 11:00 AM. Last some people put flower on the graves of fallen veteran's.

Mail was delivered by the civilian Postal authorities to the Military postal authorities. The military then handled the mail delivery to army units, navy ships, etc. The mail would have been carried to/from the trenches by soldiers. Most military units have sailors or soldiers that are "mail clerks" that sort incoming mail & gather out-going mail. These clerks would distribute the mail to the units, the leaders of the units would get it to the soldiers. If you have seen American war movies, many show the scenes when the soldier responsible for getting the mail to the troops calls out "mail call", and soldiers gather to get mail.

Veterans Day became a national holiday in the US on June 1, 1954.

per the US Constitution, the President can recommend laws to be acted upon by the Congress, and he has the power to veto legislation made by the Congress that he disagrees with

None. The US Treasury Department (federal government) garnishes benefit checks for child support; as long as you're receiving VA or Social Security benefits, there is nowhere you can live and escape responsibility for supporting your children.

Anyone who has honorablr served their nation, in war or peace, is a veteran.

Veterans of Foreign Wars was founded in 1899 in the United States. The actual named was decided upon in 1914. It lobbies for better health benefits and care on behalf of American Veterans.

Commonest reason I guess is "cant be bothered". But of the active non-wearers, the argument seems to center on not wanting to appear to support either existing wars or war centric policies of past governments, or more generally wish to avoid glorification of war. This is simpleminded tosh. Wear a poppy to commemorate those who died. They didn't have a choice. Their sacrifice was not a moral or political position made real. They were then the victims of political, moral, or human failure. Wear it to remember the individual dead, nothing else. And thank God we can no longer be required die for our political donkeys.

No, the disease is not contagious. Only exposure to the agent can cause problems.

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The VA will divide the "Viet Era" vets into two groups: Those that served in country and those that did not.

Example: When filling out forms for the Agent Orange program(s) (for exposure) the VA will issue the veteran a map of South Vietnam. On that map the veteran will indicate areas in which he served.

Obviously, if he didn't serve in country, the map is invalid. And so is the medical service attached to it.

I know a couple of guys that claim to have been in the service of our country for less than 2 years, exited withouthonorable discharge, lost their G.I benefits, and still claim to be veterans. It would be interesting to know the 'official version'.