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Article Source: The Boston GlobeBRAINTREE — In the space of a few hours, on bomb-clearing patrol near Balad, Iraq, US Army Corporal Eric Small and his unit were rocked by three separate roadside explosions. He sustained serious injuries to his head, back, neck, and hip. Small's combat days were over.
It was the summer of 2008, and Small spent 10 months convalescing in military hospitals. He came home to Massachusetts with two lasting wartime souvenirs: a Purple Heart medal and a painkiller addiction.
Amazing, we send our men and women off to war, treat them for injuries, get them hooked on the medications needed to get them through a painful time, and want to walk off and leave them high and dry and don't want to treat them for the drug addition the VA caused?
#1 - Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:51 AM EDTIts a common theme through out US history to leave veterans out in the cold. My dad was in Vietnam and told me of how it was coming back to a country that did not care or understand about the hardships a soldier is put through just by doing their job. The military needs to recognize these individuals and treat them not toss them away.
#2 - Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:47 PM EDTThat's part of the problem. Once retired or discharged, they're obsolete.
But that doesn't dismiss the Goverment of their medical care and attention!
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