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hollysmom

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1. I agree and nothing pisses me off more than the people who wave the flag will not support the vetera

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 06:29 PM

May 2016

at home where they need it.

not to mention will not support reform for the twisted military management for the women who have been raped on duty.
Thousands Of Sexual Assault Victims In The Military Have Been Denied Veteran Health Care

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Memorial Day Crocodile Tears from Those Who Create Wars [View all] kpete May 2016 OP

I agree and nothing pisses me off more than the people who wave the flag will not support the vetera hollysmom May 2016 #1

Don Quixote from Gordon Lightfoot said it best: Feeling the Bern May 2016 #23

decades ago I had neighbors who would be tea partiers now but they are both dead hollysmom May 2016 #29

I want to give a shame shout-out to those that profit from wars, their puppet politicians, and the rhett o rick May 2016 #2

Amen to that! Plucketeer May 2016 #18

I've been saying that for years. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj May 2016 #3

And he has the media empire to keep him out of trouble and out of the news. Rex May 2016 #4

I remember and I will never forget! Silver_Witch May 2016 #5

Yes, it's so reprehensible, so stomach turning, so vomit inducing. bjo59 May 2016 #6

Veterans... Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #7

We should have a new law in this country democrank May 2016 #8

Thanks for This One Kpete McKim May 2016 #9

and the draft dodgers malaise May 2016 #10

K&R thanks kpete, from a Vietnam veteran Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #11

WAR--it's America's biggest industry and makes the very rich richer. It fucks over everyone valerief May 2016 #12

It's a travesty we needed to stop decades ago Hydra May 2016 #13

A wise person on DU once said. . . Goldfish May 2016 #14

In keeping with the theme of this post WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2016 #15

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #16

Working with a homeless vet right now... Buddyblazon May 2016 #17

Thank you for sharing that. retrowire May 2016 #21

thank you for sharing your story LittleGirl May 2016 #32

Thanks for interjecting some reality into the corporate flag waving extravaganza. jalan48 May 2016 #19

Neither of the prospective nominees, either Dem or Rep, served a day in the miliary Stryst May 2016 #20

Drumpf weighs in DesertRat May 2016 #22

Seeing Bush's face makes me want to punch my computer screen Feeling the Bern May 2016 #25

Agreed. nt DesertRat May 2016 #28

We treat our veterans, teachers, nurses and minimum wage employees worse than shit on the bottom of Feeling the Bern May 2016 #24

Needed to be said here at DU. Thanbks for posting this. KPN May 2016 #27

Recall how gladly we sent troops into Iraq in 2003---all the fanfare and flag waving. McCamy Taylor May 2016 #30

The republican draft dodging hall of shame. Elwood P Dowd May 2016 #31

thank you for reprinting that obscene little list of hypocrits. niyad May 2016 #35

This should be a post of its own. geardaddy May 2016 #36

Okay, I get it and all awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #33

k and r niyad May 2016 #34