Veterans

IF YOU VALUE FREEDOM THEN THANK A VETERAN

Never have so many owed so much to so few

• Without waiting for the 2008 fall elections, Congress should immediately fully implement the Shalala /Dole recommendations for improved veterans’ health care.
• No wounded veteran should ever have to ask for care or compensation! It is a national obligation to provide these promptly and respectfully.
• If VA lacks capacity or resources, veterans can be served in civilian facilities paid for by Bureau of Veteran Affairs
• Pass a NEW GI Bill of RIGHTs
• Educational benefits for all who serve honorably
• Fixed amount for tuition assistance after 4 years
• Expanded benefits for additional service (in addition to all re-enlistment bonuses earned)
• After 20 years of continuous service, a full scholarship for those who qualify academically up to, and including, a doctorate (Ph.D. or M.D.)
• Home purchase benefits for all who serve honorably
• After 4 years of honorable service, offer low down-payment, low interest veterans loan programs to help veterans to buy their first home
• Forgive some portion of the principal on GI Mortgage after 10 and after 20 years of service
• Families of service members also serve
• Increase family allotment payments or build more affordable “base-housing”
• Increase one-time combat death benefit from $100,000 to $250,000
• Provide full four year guaranteed college scholarship to all the children of service members lost in combat to attend any accredited college or university the student qualifies for academically.