Rather than symbolic gestures, while well intended....
How about this day we make a pledge to do something about the veterans suffering from PTSD, the homeless vets, increasing veterans benefits for those who served and finally....
a pledge to better manage the troops to avoid rape and assaults
By the Pentagon’s own estimate, figures for assaults on women likely represent less than 20 percent of actual incidents. Another study released in March found that just one in 15 men in the Air Force would report being sexually assaulted, compared with one in five women.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/04/03/the-military-s-secret-shame.html
Make Memorial Day something more than jingoistic slogans and flag waving.
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Only Joey the Perv could think that military rapes are funny
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