Wishing all military personnel past and presence a Happy Veterans Day!
I don’t know what you think of Pete Hegseth but his recent photo op at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier should be another reminder he’s not fit for the role. In 2014, they wanted to crucify President Barack Obama for saluting a Marine with Chai latte in his hand.
But under both Trump Administrations, veterans have been disrespected by being called “losers” and had their benefits stripped because they changed their genders or for trivial clerical errors. Yet the lie they say is Democrats and journalists/reporters hate the military.
No, we don’t. I covered a funeral procession for a fallen soldier and everyone got silent as it passed. There’s a somber experience you can’t explain as well as attending the Vietnam War Memorial.
Yes, it is a volunteer military. But those who suffer injuries and develop disabilities should have a government system that cares more for them than the military contractors. Waving a flag or making a social media post is a nice gesture.
But we need to do a lot more.
