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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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Supporting the Troops: Army tried to stop VA from helping disabled Ft. Drum soldiers file for benefits
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Wally
1:59 PM
Army officials in upstate New York instructed representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs not to help disabled soldiers at Fort Drum Army base with their military disability paperwork last year. That paperwork can be crucial because it helps determine whether soldiers will get annual disability payments and health care after they're discharged.
Now soldiers at Fort Drum say they feel betrayed by the institutions that are supposed to support them. The soldiers want to know why the Army would want to stop them from getting help with their disability paperwork and why the VA - whose mission is to help veterans - would agree to the Army's request.
One disabled soldier, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he fears retaliation from the military, says it feels like a slap in the face.
"To be tossed aside like a worn-out pair of boots is pretty disheartening," the soldier says. "I always believed the Army would take care of me if I did the best I could, and I've done that."
"Worn-out boots"
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It's so sad these soldiers didn't have the wisdom of my father.
Never volunteer.
Murderous societies do not need more cannon fodder. When will the 20th century end?
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