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I got a reply from my Congressman yesterday in the form of a phone call from one his Legislative Assistants (worked on the committee for Congressman Aderholdt). One of the first things he said was...
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I got the same response from my Congress critters on how they supported veterans. I said I was not interested in lip service, only in final results. Good intentions does not rectify past injustices to...
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What they did is a right step. Just such an little right step I wish they had not bothered in the 1st place. PR is what it amounted to. DM 2
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No doubt a small step and the right step at the same time. Also, no doubt that it was probably mostly PR, but in the world of writing laws and signing laws, small steps are how it is done. If any of...
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This voting the rascals out stuff, or forming Veteran's parties is less than helpful in making progress on the Hill. As a matter of fact it characterizes the proponents of such ideas as misdirected...
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With all due respect--Sol--I think you are wrong about not uniting to vote incumbents out of office who did not support veterans program. In addition, why do you think the IU thing is done. I am not...
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Why work on CRSC, that pay is full and immediate (isn't it?). Make CDRP full and immediate! Or like above, get rid of it all and give us our retirement pay and disability pay now instead of this...
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Larry-I agree totally with your post. Also, in my humble opinion, CRSC is now a roadblock and diversion to what the initial goal was--which was immediiate and full restoration of retired pay for all...
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CrashNash, Quote:If a soldier gets a disablity because of state side training accident-----isn't he just as disabled as the vet who acquired his disablity in combat? Yes, One does not half to be in...
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My problem with some the critters here in the SF Bay area is that they talk from both sides of their body. At the veterans meetings that I've attended, where they have invited themselves to address...
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Rob: You are correct and I probably used a bad example. However IMHO CRSC is still driving a wedge between the combat related vet and the service connected but non-combat related disabled vet. CRSC is...
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I thought CRSC was created to be a watered down version of full restoration of retired pay however, it is considered disability pay and they also pay with dependent rates as well. I don't know if...
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Rob: I would use the term "in lieu of" instead of "watered down"---but only for those disabled vets who could have their disability validated to "combat related". The service conncected---but...
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CrashNash, Quote:This is not a selfish argument on my part because I am 50%. I believe it is! Would you be be advocating repeal of CRSC if you were receiving it? CRSC was not created to restore...
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Remind your Representatives and Senators of the following failures of the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act -375,000 retirees with less than 50% disability denied CRDP -- Already funded and paid...
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I served in the 11th Aborne Division back in early 50's, the 101st Airborne...2 tours in Vietnam with them-65-67 & 67-68 and then Retired (1975) out of the 82nd Airborne.... I am 100% IU due to...
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