Military Career Promised Health Care?
The US Supreme Court has turned its back and responsibility to Colonel Bud Day, USAF retired, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and war hero and thousands of other military retirees also promised life time military medical care for themselves and their spouse upon completing a military career. It is truly a sad state of affairs when the US government can break their promises to military personnel fighting for the freedoms we all enjoy. May it come to a day when once again the military draft demand service from our men (and women?) and a draftee take his contact to an attorney and subsequently refuse induction as the young person refuses the conditions of the contract? Why not, the US government has pretty much forced us into that posture. Unfortunately, the retired military committee having fulfilled their obligation, is fighting our own government for what has been earned while many are dying poor, as a result of not covered medical expenses, and not realizing their promise.
This article is reprinted with The Retired Enlisted Association's permission. This article appeared in their publication "The Voice" in July 2003. If you want to contact The Retired Enlisted Association, I am sure they would be pleased to hear from you.
And the Department of Defense continues to stick it to those of us who fulfilled our end of our contracts by serving at least 20 years. I, among many thousands of others, where promised military health care for my wife and I upon erving a career, which is defined as serving 20 years or more. DOD has again hand selected a committee of military retirees and those who did not serve in the military, for one reason or another. While I was in Viet Nam, on the USS Forrestal, or elsewhere serving with the Navy and Marine Corps I missed many activities of my childrens' lives that others take for granted. I and my wife understood I was defending our county and we knew of the earned benefits. Some who did not serve (was it by their choice?) feel that our earned benefits are "excessive." Age limits are currently being raised so this is YOUR opportunity to serve your country and earn what current retirees have earned.
