Veterans – not just US but all around the world. Being at war sucks, especially for our young folks. Our country, historically, does a pathetic job of taking care of veterans. I am going to encourage corporations and people in general to help fix that, at one point, 39 veterans per day took their own lives, and it’s probably higher now. Homelessness and mental illness and depression are rampant. I have some insight on some things that can be done to help assimilate these young folks back into our society, and help give them jobs that matter, not sweeping floors or stocking shelves.
I want to see if we could implement some kind of buddy system, similar to firefighters in a large fire, where 2 veterans vow that they will openly share the truth with each other, and in addition to taking care of themselves, they help their buddy, if he needs help, including reaching out for help to the appropriate place.
Veterans dont tend to reach out, they get in this mindset that they are the only ones that feel the way they do, and its not normal. After seeing up close and personal the ugliness of war, and being placed in situations and conditions that we can’t even imagine, its hard to believe anyone would not be damaged, physically, mentally and even to their souls.