Please forward this to anybody you know who cares about our veterans.
Lets get the word out.
This is a non-partisan issue.
There have been way too many stories like this in the news:
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2007/US/12/06/wounded.marine.folo/index.html
The hard rock band Drowning Pool has been trying to do something about
that for awhile now and they need your help. Probably no rock band has
done more for the troops than Drowning Pool. They have done three USO
tours in the Middle East, did an entire tour of the US dedicated to
our warriors and are now petitioning Congress to take a harder look at
how our returning veterans are being treated by the VA.
If you support this effort please go to
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/DrowningPool2007/
and sign the petition demanding that Congress take better care of our
returning warriors.
Thanks
please forward
more below
Dallas-based hard rock act DROWNING POOL has been gathering a prolific
buzz about it recently throughout the online community in the
political areas of the Internet, and from those who are concerned with
issues that surround the American troops currently abroad. The band
recently completed the USO tour and came back with sincere concerns
surrounding the return of the soldiers upon their return home from the
Middle East.
"Once home in the United States, we connected with Iraq/Afghanistan
war veterans who have returned home," said Stevie Benton, bassist and
founding member of DROWNING POOL. "Though back on safe shores, these
individuals are facing a steep uphill battle to reclaim their health
after facing the trauma of war."
Recently, the office of the public liaison at The White House received
a letter written by DROWNING POOL addressing the issues of healthcare
and concerns for the troops on their return home, which was placed in
the President's personal reading file. Several interior cabinets of
The White House have been opened to the team of DROWNING POOL, one of
which contacted Congress directly and is now awaiting a Congressional
hearing date where DROWNING POOL will testify to the majority and
minority parties of the U.S. Congress, addressing the facts of
treatment of the American soldiers upon their return home from the
Middle East. The band hopes to accomplish a shift of political and
national attention toward the problems at hand concerning the well-
being of those who fight and give their lives for the United States.
DROWNING POOL is preparing for their meeting with Congress by asking
their fans, friends, and families to sign their online petition
regarding the issue
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