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The American Patriot (previous edition) Where have we gotten disconnected? What in the world is Happening? Walking in
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The
American
Patriot
Some stayed after the Revolutionary War!
Some stayed behind after the War of 1812! Some stayed after the Civil War! Some stayed behind after the Spanish American War! Some stayed after WW I! Some stayed behind after WW II! Some stayed after the Korean Conflict! Some stayed behind after the Cuban Missile Crisis! Some stayed after Vietnam! Some stayed behind after Granada! Some stayed after Panama! Some stayed behind after Desert storm! Some stayed after Somalia and Kosavo! Some stayed behind in Afghanistan! Some fight on in Iraq! Some will stay and train the new Soldiers, the new Sailors, the new Marines, and the new Airman of tomorrow!
Some will always stay to train the heroes' of tomorrow . . .
There will always be lifers. Some will stay 20 and some will stay 30
years to train and teach our young to survive the wars against our
enemies!
Some will be healthy, some will be lame. But never let it be said
that we did not give all.
As you read these stories before you, you will find that we are
no different in our cause! We stand as one, and we stand as
brothers; we are the blue and the green!
As the sounds of battle grew dim on the bloody battlefield, and
the Gunny Sergeant rolled over the man who laid on top of him. He
was one of many that had fallen this day, he was a hero. The gunny
check his wounds, one on his shoulder and one in his leg, as he
listened to the sounds of free air. He knew the battle was over. He
heard the sounds of his countrymen hollering for help, the wound and
the dying. The Gunny pulled himself over to aid his fallen Comrades.
He placed Pressure bandages on their bloody wounds, and dragged them
on to the next man. The Gunny knew that some would live and some
would die. But he made these heroes' safe and secure. For you see
these were the hero's that he led into battle for Freedom, and the
Love of his Country. Besides, a Marine never leaves his wounded
behind!
The Airman, who had just gotten shot down, crawled through the
underbrush to safety, after checking his flight crew. They were all
dead and he was bruised and cut with a broken leg. Patching himself
up the best he could; the airman looked around for someone to help
him, no one was there! Deep in enemy territory he knew he had to
get back to his lines. Wait, he watched, he listened as voices came
from afar, he heard the words and the voice of an American.
Crawling through the brush toward the voices he heard, for he knew
he was saved. Loud noises, gun fire, mortar shells flying over his
head. The injured airman could only pray that his country men would
win. He was alone and hurt, and he wanted to see his family again.
He looks up after passing out from pain. and sees a soldier, who
said. We have been looking for you, it's time to go home!
The skipper of the Swift Boat, drives his boat down the river
with his two passengers, a Navy Seal Team, sitting quite and
unconcerned. The mission was secret, but the Skipper knew it was
right. As he drops off his shipmates at the designated ronda`vue,
he knew that he was needed to return in a day or two. As this
skipper guided his boat up the river, taking on mortar and Machine
gun fire. As you are probably aware, the Skipper knew his shipmates
would be waiting for him to pick them up. The Navy seal carried his
partner through the brush, with wounds that may take his life.
But he knew the Skipper would be there to pick them up. The Seal heard the sound of a quite Swift Boat motor, and as he and the boat nears the rivers' edge. The Skipper helps him load his shipmate aboard, he knew that he was dead, but The Navy Seals never leave their dead behind.
It's important that we take that hill, the Captain said to his
Sergeant and first Lt.! 1st Lt. take your men around the right, and
climb the hill as quite as possible, I'll climb the hill up the
left, and the sergeant will go up through the middle. As the tree
groups of soldiers moved to the top of the hill under heavy fire,
the battle was soon won and the hill was theirs. The sergeant was
wounded in the stomach and in the upper leg, the captain had head
wounds' and a bullet in the arm, the First Lt. was dead about half
way down the hill.
The medic dressed the wounds and the radioman radioed for Med-A-Vac, for his wounded and dead. They took the hill, they were American heroes'.
Now all this sounds like trite but all these survivors stayed
behind as the rest went home to family and friends. They stayed
behind because they were American Patriots that stayed for 20 and 30
years to train the men that came after them. They asked nothing from
their country men as they trained the New American Patriots and
heroes', teaching them that they are one in battle, and they never
leave their wounded behind.
Most of these heroes' left the Military service with their
disabilities, as earned Badges of Honor, as an American fighting
man. All he asks for ... is his Retirement Check, if he had served
20 years or more, competent Medical Care and a Disability check to
off set what he could earn if he wasn't disabled. He knew like many
American men of Honor, he would have to raise his children in the
way of most Americans. Most of the time his disabilities were minor
at discharge, but as he got older ... he became worse, and his
Checks don't change! Because his Government's Disability Center have
orders to say No, or to release minimal money's for increased
disabilities! So it seems that! ... Our duty as Veterans of Past
War's, is to insure that the veterans of the future receive the
promises that we never had, are fulfilled and kept!
This issue of retirement and earned Medical Care, stems from the
Civil War, yet no one even attempted to right this wrong over the
course of many Wars. So, when you fill frustrated and wondering why
you fight for this issue of "Mandatory Funding of the VA Medical
Centers!" Think back at all the buddy's you left behind, and the
sacrifices you made, to insure it doesn't happen again! Promised
Medical Care for our American Warriors has no distinction between
the Regular Army, Army Reserves, or the National Guard on the
battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq.
These Brave Warriors are all their doing their Duty for the
American People, ... but the American people are not doing the right
things for them ... as they return injured and disabled, and yes,
sad to say some come back in "BODY BAGS"! OUR Congress must consider
these Warriors and their families; when passing laws to provide all
American Fighting Men and their Families with benefits earned!
It is up to You as Veterans, family members of Veterans and
Veterans to be, to insure that every member of the Armed services is
treated equal when called to Active Duty to fight and die for your
freedoms! It is time for our Government to place our Fighting men
first, before the interests of all others like ... Pharmaceutical
Companies, Insurance Companies, Bankers, and CEO's of Big Business
that are in Washington, to insure big Profits for themselves and
their stockholders, and also lobby for Laws that protect them
against wrong doings toward the General Public!
It is time for all of us to stand up ... and tell our Elected
Officials, Democrats ... Republicans, ... and Independence; that we
want them to protect our interests as Americans! Not just the few
rich Americans who have a greedy heart for personal gains! We, as
Americans, must insure that while our fighting men are at war; they
and their family members receive equal medical and finical care ...
as if they are all regular Military! We must insure that all injured
and Disabled Members of our Active and Retired Forces get equal and
fair Medical attention for their ailments! We must also insure that,
we as Veterans of every war, look out for the true interests of all
American people, and get involved with major American Issues that
must be resolve for future generation of Americans. We must band
together and help our leaders in Washington to heal the wounds and
shore up the walls of issues like ... Social Security, Medicare, job
loss do to Out Sourcing, and Fare Taxation with equal representation
for both the poor and the rich! We must also, continue the pressure
on our leaders to insure that all Military Disabled and Retired
issues are met and resolved! So we, as today's Veterans, can all
tell our Grand Children and their Grand Children that promises made
by our Government have been kept!
We are the Disabled and wounded teacher of the Healthy and
bright. If it wasn't for Us, the Army of One; would be the Army of
. . . None!
Written by:
Robert E. Gossard ETCS USN Ret. Disabled in the service of my Country RGoss27443@aol.com Invest in America ... Buy U.S. Savings Bond I
Life member of VFW - DAV - Member of the USDR - Proud Member of
The NCVVB!
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