There is one organization that actually helps build homes for veterans. It also helps in adapting homes for wheelchair access and other special needs for those service men injured while protecting our country. There are also charities that help blinded veterans or those who have lost hearing. To me this is a service we can not let go. Those who have become disabled through military service deserve not only our respect and gratitude, but also our help. It stands to reason that the very country a vet was serving to protect should do all it can to help make a life for him/her when they return. If nothing else, the United States should be known not only for helping other countries, but most definitely for protecting their own.
I was pleased to see organizations that help the families of fallen heroes. There are scholarships for their children, as well as, their spouses who now find it necessary to be the bread winner. My Mom has been married to my Colonel in the Marine Corp Dad for over 50 years. He served in Vietnam for 14 months. We have been lucky. My Mom did not go to college. She worked as a secretary until they got married. I can not imagine what she would have done to provide for our family had my Dad been killed. Training and educating the widows of servicemen is an extremely worthwhile cause. There is also counseling services available for the families. Food programs, and most important, support from others who have gone through the same type of sacrifice.
I urge everyone to give generously to these programs. We enjoy our freedoms, our safety, our abundance largely due to those in the armed forces who work so hard at protecting each and every one of us.
This is a sponsored post however, all the points and views are my own.
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