Thursday, June 22, 2017

Why You Should Support Homless Veterans

By Frances Butler


There is a need to address the issue of retired soldiers since this issue has been ignored for long. Understanding what soldiers go through is hard especially if you have never been in the military. However, everybody knows that war is horrific and therefore this is why people should respect soldiers. Moreover, citizens should help them to get out of poverty and have a better future. Here is why you ought to support homless veterans.

They need help: as noted above, soldiers face horrific situations when in the service that makes their lives never come to be the same again. Some have escaped death many times to the extent of losing the meaning of life. When they return to the society; every individual has an obligation to make sure that they live well with them and help them when need be.

Also, it is vital that people know that these vets are great men who sacrificed a great deal for the love of their country. Living them to suffer demoralizes other young people who might be willing to join the military as well. Therefore, these brave men and women should be given the respect. Also, they should be given both moral and material support by every individual in the society.

Soldiers expect to have good lives the moment they retire. Unfortunately, some of them end up getting frustrated and not knowing what to do. They, therefore, take advantage of every opportunity that could make their lives better. There have been incidences where criminals are killed and then it turns out to be that they used to serve in the military before they retired, or they before suffered injuries. Caring for them would reduce these incidences, therefore, making the society safe.

A soldier is always willing to do good to the people. More so, they are good because they seek to protect lives. When a soldier becomes desperate, the only way to pay back or to appreciate them is by helping them build a stable home, or building them houses.

Many suffer severe injuries: the reason many soldiers are desperate is that they suffer gun wounds and other injuries that make it hard for them to work. Also, due to the terrible experiences some of them have had in the past, they suffer emotional problems, therefore, making it hard for them to make right decisions. It is therefore prudent that every citizen tries to help them so that they can live healthy lives.

The vets are entitled to pensions after they retire. Therefore, if you have someone who served as a military officer and does not receive any retiree benefit, then you should look for a lawyer to a file a case and make sure that they are given their rights.

As you can see, both the citizens and the government ought to play their parts to ensure that the soldiers live fulfilled lives when they leave the military by giving them the benefits which they are entitled to. Make an effort of being part of the support team.




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