In Tori's blog "Our Crumbling Empire" she wrote "They Die On the Field, They Die At Home" which brings up the point that veterans are uncared for in terms of their trauma and injuries.
An excellent point that was addressed, was that the service people put everything on the line, so they should not be treated poorly when they return home.
Also, the bit about Veterans Day being meaningless if the veterans that are being honored are also being denied help, leading to their suicide, drug use and homelessness.
I do like that she mentioned how even though it is illegal to expressly deny employment based on a disability, it would still happen and thus the veterans would have issues getting a job. I wish some of the psychological ramifications were brought up, such as the flashbacks, night terrors, insomnia, and violent anger outbursts. It would also help if the kind of assistance was brought up.
She did mention housing and healthcare, but didn't really go into detail. The type of assistance could include help with disability checks, surgeries or medications, therapy dogs, and even paying for stays at a psychicatric hospital so that they can get more help than a doctor throwing pills at them. In fact, one thing I had a therapist say, was that kids in war zones tend to have more help, because they are able to discuss and lean on other people who are like them. Government funded support groups would provide amazing results.
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