Obama Speaks Up for Our Veterans
Written by Call of Duty Endowment on August 2, 2010 – 2:56 pm -Today marked the third day of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The DAV is the national voice for disabled veterans. It is comprised of 1.2 million members that provide grassroots advocacy and educate not only law makers, but also the public on important issues to disabled veterans.
President Obama addressed the DAV conference this morning to discuss the value of our nations veterans and the steps the Administration is taking to support them. The President weaved throughout his speech the need to honor all military personnel, both those serving and our veterans who have already answered the call of duty. As the President pointed out, there are people who support the wars and people who oppose them, but as he made clear, “all [Americans] must support our troops.”
During his speech, the President also mentioned what the Administration is doing to help our veterans. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is being brought into the 21st century by providing links on its website to better assist veterans with their benefits and providing more training for job employment. The VA has also received the largest budget increase in 30 years. President Obama made it a point to mention that even if our nation is in a deficit, funding will not be cut off to the VA because, “it is the right thing to do.”
With the increase to the VA budget, less veterans are homeless, there is more support for returning veterans to go back to school, and more funding is available for job training programs. The Obama Administration is making it a priority to hire more veterans and encourage other employers to do the same. The nation needs to understand veterans are able and ready to work. The Administration is also making it clear that companies will be stronger with veterans on board.
President Obama’s speech made it known how important our veterans are to this nation and included the promise that all veterans will be taken care of when they return home. We hope that our readers take notice and spread that message to everyone they encounter.
Posted in code | No Comments »
