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Courtesy of Charles Kelley:

http://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/C...etsforSense.htm

Part 4 of the VA memo is good-

the General Counsel is making sure nothing gets lost or destroyed-

but how come we -as claimants -can't get that assurance but the VA is preparing for this litigation and must retain all pertinent records for this lawsuit.

The VA apparnently is taking all this very seriously.

Edited by Berta

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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What I am afraid of is that the OIF vets will get the attention and the Congress and the People will think "OK, problem solved". The system as a whole stinks and the VA is not living up to its charter to care for those who have borne the battle and their survivors. No group in our society has a more valid claim on government resources than disabled vets. No one has sacrificed more in the service of the People of our nation. It is shameful and a disgrace that this crap has been going on for 40+ years and now we get some scraps thrown our way. Vets have been catching hell for decades. One question is why the VFW and AL and DAV have not done more to bring this to the attention of the public. It was not them who brought us the Walter Reed expose. It was a newspaper journalist sniffing around. The SO's are too busy getting their picture taken with the president to worry about those they are supposed to be looking out for. I always feel angry when I see the VFW's caps surrounding "you know who" at these fireside chats. We have to have a VA style "Katrina" to get attention like Walter Reed.

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