We have returned to you, America, asking for acceptance and understanding. We ask for the
things promised to us for providing our service and loyalty in your hour of need. You see, we
went away to fight for you only to return to fight for ourselves. We fight unseen demons. We fight
for benefits we earned with our blood, sweat and tears on battlefields in far off lands. We fight for
help. We fight for our lives. We see our brothers and sisters dying every day because they lose their
battle with the demon called PTSD. We’re told to reach out to you only to be looked at as insane
or dangerous. We’re told you love us only to be abandoned by you in our hour of need. You tell
us you want to help yet nothing is done. We suffer, our families suffer. You suffer.
We refuse to be ignored because you want to forget your debt. We will not allow our families to
suffer nor will we allow our country to suffer. You must wake up America! You must see that your
children are in pain and they deserve your love and compassion. You must step up for this is our
hour of need. Remember who it was that stepped up for you. We need you as much as you needed us.
Your Loving Children,
America’s Veterans
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