VETRAN

ZANE · May 24, 2015

I met a man about my age (80) at a car show over in Clay County AL yesterday. He was a flight engineer and pilot in the Air Force for 12 years before damaging his back by holding a 9 cylinder radial engine from crushing another man that fell off an engine mount on a C47. He flew the C45, C47 C54, C121, C119, and about all the piston engine planes from that era. Had to retire from the back injury. It took him 20 years to finally get 100% disability from the VA. The VA is supposed to give deserved help to our Vetrans. My mother had the same problem with the VA for my daddy who was a WW1 Veteran who was one of the doughboys sent over resque France from the Germans. He damaged his back pushing a cannon in the mud and was hit with shrapnel from an artelery shell explosion. He died in 1939 at age 45 suffering with that back and leg till he died of a heart attack. Mama never gave up but never got the VA to pony up with what he and our family was owed.
Thank a Veteran tomorrow.

Zane

old · May 24, 2015

Yep the V.A. does it best the not pay for injuries a lot of vets have. I have been fighting them for years for a bad knee cause by a fall down a coning tower ladder on the USSBN633

BlackThumbHomesteader · May 24, 2015

My lady works in the VA, not [i:af488be2a9]for [/i:af488be2a9]the VA if you get my meaning, and the mal-treatment isn't only for the patients. The amount of beauracracy to change anything within the system is atrocious. So remember not to blame your nurses, doctors, or other staff; blame the guys at the top who refuse to change the system.

RET-N-IA · May 24, 2015

You gotta write your congressman. They sure know your address when they're looking for a donation or a vote! Address a note to John McCain personally.

TheOldHokie · May 24, 2015

(quoted from post at 15:52:21 05/24/15) I met a man about my age (80) at a car show over in Clay County AL yesterday. He was a flight engineer and pilot in the Air Force for 12 years before damaging his back by holding a 9 cylinder radial engine from crushing another man that fell off an engine mount on a C47. He flew the C45, C47 C54, C121, C119, and about all the piston engine planes from that era. Had to retire from the back injury. It took him 20 years to finally get 100% disability from the VA. The VA is supposed to give deserved help to our Vetrans. My mother had the same problem with the VA for my daddy who was a WW1 Veteran who was one of the doughboys sent over resque France from the Germans. He damaged his back pushing a cannon in the mud and was hit with shrapnel from an artelery shell explosion. He died in 1939 at age 45 suffering with that back and leg till he died of a heart attack. Mama never gave up but never got the VA to pony up with what he and our family was owed.
Thank a Veteran tomorrow.

Zane

The VA is worthless and dosen't help anyone - do away with it :evil:

TOH

John,PA · May 24, 2015

HI, ZANE. John,PA

I am now the last of MOM's BOYS.

I wrote a too long of "story" and unfortunately lost the "text'.

ALL DUE RESPECT.......shore was a lotta "sparkies".

Keep up the good work.

VA ADMIN has no "action-boys" at the top, no more.

However the WASHINGTON area has the best VA labs in the WORLD. Next door. GOOD FELLOWS.

John,PA

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