http://www.bloggernews.net/116611 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/116611#comment-549204 robert.b.alvarez Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:46:10 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116611#comment-549204 Colorado Springs is home to 10,000's of returning Combat veterans with PTSD and TBI issue's that manifest itself in criminal behaviour. We are in the process of setting up a Veterans Court and it will hopefully be on line in a few short months . Often during the discussions at so many Veteran initiatives groups, this issue was seen as one of the most serious facing our communities and our Soldiers/Veterans. These young heroes gave us their bodies , their hearts and their minds , and now because they are impaired from their injuries and often act out in criminal ways , we want to take away the very freedom they gave to us. A nation's character can be seen in the way it takes care of it's veterans , here America has a long way to go . A drug court is a great way to show these heroes that their nation does care , does understand what it has taken from them and will give them the help they need. People have criticize this as preferential treatment , I say if we can give help to those who willfully and illegally chose to addict themselves to illegal drugs an opportunity at redemption , we certainly owe our nation's Sentinels of Freedom the same. I am a former Marine and know what it means to never leave our fallen behind , but does this nation know it to must adhere to these same noble principles. I now work as a counselor to our nations most seriously injured and ill veterans , the Army Wounded Warrior program here in Colorado . I hope and pray we as a state have the courage to do the right thing as they have in Buffalo. Semper Fi Colorado Springs is home to 10,000’s of returning Combat veterans with PTSD and TBI issue’s that manifest itself in criminal behaviour. We are in the process of setting up a Veterans Court and it will hopefully be on line in a few short months . Often during the discussions at so many Veteran initiatives groups, this issue was seen as one of the most serious facing our communities and our Soldiers/Veterans. These young heroes gave us their bodies , their hearts and their minds , and now because they are impaired from their injuries and often act out in criminal ways , we want to take away the very freedom they gave to us. A nation’s character can be seen in the way it takes care of it’s veterans , here America has a long way to go . A drug court is a great way to show these heroes that their nation does care , does understand what it has taken from them and will give them the help they need. People have criticize this as preferential treatment , I say if we can give help to those who willfully and illegally chose to addict themselves to illegal drugs an opportunity at redemption , we certainly owe our nation’s Sentinels of Freedom the same. I am a former Marine and know what it means to never leave our fallen behind , but does this nation know it to must adhere to these same noble principles. I now work as a counselor to our nations most seriously injured and ill veterans , the Army Wounded Warrior program here in Colorado . I hope and pray we as a state have the courage to do the right thing as they have in Buffalo. Semper Fi

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