Dave Matthews Band petition on treatment of veterans

[dancingme]

http://www.dmband.com/news/view/f1d0cd69ef46e93d5cd3ae0b7fda30cf

We have been disturbed by the stories that continue to surface about the medical care being received by our returning servicemen and women. Supporting our troops entails providing them with the complete, timely and excellent care for injuries they sustained during their military service, at the very least. Providing this care is a moral obligation for our nation and should be our highest priority at home.

As an example of our concerns, recent stories are alleging that some servicemen and women are being misdiagnosed as having pre-existing personality disorders. However, the evidence suggests that they may be suffering from injuries related to their service. This diagnosis has resulted in these soldiers losing medical benefits.

We cannot ignore the possibility of an injustice to any of these veterans. Technicalities and misdiagnosis should not cause them to lose medical benefits. Therefore we ask you to join us in signing the petition below which asks the Secretary of Defense to formally report in detail to the American public on each of the issues raised in these allegations and confirm that all of our servicemen and women are receiving the medical benefits they have rightfully earned. If this is not provided, or if the Secretary of Defense's report is inadequate, we strongly urge that Congress hold hearings to allow our veterans to speak.

This war has many tragedies; we want to do whatever we can to make sure this is not another one. Please join us.

http://web.davematthewsband.com/petition/

[yodermon]

1. kick for dave n/t

[babylonsister]

2. Done and kick! nt

[waiting for hope]

3. I just love Dave Matthews...

had him as my avatar before KO came out with his heart stopping commentaries.

[dancingme]

8. and he became a new Dad this morning

his third child, a boy, was born last night or this morning.

[FloridaJudy]

4. Done K&R n/t

[Quantess]

5. Now I have fresh respect for Dave Matthews.

I never cared for his "music". I feel the same way about Bruce Springsteen's "music". But they sure do make me proud!:thumbsup:

[waiting for hope]

9. Read this:

http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/the-wine-worlds-no1-rock-star

"Since then, Matthews has put a chunk of money—his earnings have been estimated to be more than $20 million a year—into buying 1,260 acres of farmland near his Charlottesville home and slowly restoring it to meet organic growing standards. He purchased the land simply to keep it from developers. He says the notion of a more active stewardship grew from three things: his upbringing, some enlightenment by Willie Nelson and friends, and the naturopathic studies of his wife, Ashley."

He has a good soul...

[The Stranger]

6. Dave, that's great but how about an anti-war concert? Maybe to prevent any more veterans from being

stricken with these maladies?

[bigtree]

7. good for them

:kick: