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[Berta]

I also saw this advertised last night and believe they said this will be a two part show this coming Saturday and Sunday night at 8 PM-on CNN-

If anyone can confirm- please do-

email from Jere Berry at ALLVETS

"CNN will be airing a blistering report on the Department of Veterans Affairs and their total failure to meet their commitment to our disabled veterans. I urge everyone to tune-in to see how CNN handles this very sensitive subject. Also, tonight at 8PM on CNN is a Special on Homeless Veterans.

Jere Beery

National Public Relations Director

Operation Firing For Effect

www.offe2008.org "

[Speaking Out]

Buyer is an Indiana Congressman who is probably going to run for Senator Lugar's seat in the next election. I hope the Veteran's here in Indiana make the right choice for Lugar's Senate seat when he retires. I don't think Buyer is for cutting benefits. I think what buikx's post is saying is that Buyer is against cutting funding for one group of Veterans to give it to another. I think our World War II Filipino Veterans deserve their benefits, but we need to find a way to do it without taking from any other group of Veterans. That is where Full Mandatory Funding could help if we could come up with a way to have more oversight of what the VA does with their funding.

I'd like to see members on this board call his office and ask about this if they have concerns about what Congressman Buyer's oppinion is and give his staff their oppinion. Call his Washington office (202) 225-5037.

Edited November 14, 2007 by Speaking Out

[timetowinarace]

Buyer is an Indiana Congressman who is probably going to run for Senator Lugar's seat in the next election. I hope the Veteran's here in Indiana make the right choice for Lugar's Senate seat when he retires. I don't think Buyer is for cutting benefits. I think what buikx's post is saying is that Buyer is against cutting funding for one group of Veterans to give it to another. I think our World War II Filipino Veterans deserve their benefits, but we need to find a way to do it without taking from any other group of Veterans. That is where Full Mandatory Funding could help if we could come up with a way to have more oversight of what the VA does with their funding.

I'd like to see members on this board call his office and ask about this if they have concerns about what Congressman Buyer's oppinion is and give his staff their oppinion. Call his Washington office (202) 225-5037.

I hope Indiana Veterans put Buyer in the unemployment line. He's all about short changing Vet's. Taking a stand on this one issue does not make his prior poor record go away.

[Pete53]

The only reason he did it is cause he does not have that many Filapino Veterans in his District. By the way that problem is being solved as they die every day. For the life of me I do not understand how the VA can screw them over like they do.

Buyer is against almost anything done to repair damage he has done to Veterans. By the way I may be confusing him with Nicholson but I recall he was a Lawyer in the Army. I really think that his chances are poor to win the Senate in Indiana.

[Testvet]

The VA was paying benefits to Filipino disabled vets in the late 40s and early 50s then stopped and has been screwing them ever since, now they want to start the payments again good for them and the vets in the Philipinnes will get less than Philipine vets living in the US because of the monetary differences this is just more of Buyers scare tactics Buyer does nothing to help veterans and everything that comes out of his mouth has to be met with skepticism and his Bronze Star was not for valor it was for being a lawyer I know supply sergeants that got Bronze stars for having toilet paper Mess sergeants for providing hot meals etc there still aren't any Vs on them for valor

[68mustang]

I also saw this advertised last night and believe they said this will be a two part show this coming Saturday and Sunday night at 8 PM-on CNN-

If anyone can confirm- please do-

email from Jere Berry at ALLVETS

"CNN will be airing a blistering report on the Department of Veterans Affairs and their total failure to meet their commitment to our disabled veterans. I urge everyone to tune-in to see how CNN handles this very sensitive subject. Also, tonight at 8PM on CNN is a Special on Homeless Veterans.

Jere Beery

National Public Relations Director

Operation Firing For Effect

www.offe2008.org "

Reading the different posts on this website has made me realized that things have to change for veterans. You may not agree with me , but it may be time that all veterans unite. What I mean is veterans should consider going to Washington , D.C. on a particular designated date. There they can present to Congress their displeasures with the current VA system handling of claims and providing health care. If a veteran is not able to go to Washington on the designated date then they should go to their local Congressman's or Senator's office. Other groups have united to bring forth their concerns to government, why not veterans? It would take a united effort and the organizational skills of many people. It is only my opinion of what veterans could do. I hope you all don't consider this too radical and if you do, please don't me tear me apart. Thanks.

68mustang

[Pete53]

Mustang:

When I first started going to the VA there were 27 Million Veterans. Now there are 17 Million. Even an idiot at the VA has to figure out that the numbers are going down. Less numbers would mean that they would have more money for those left but what we have now will see it as an opportunity to cut dollars spent on Veterans.