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Originally Posted by rowech
You said much more eloquently what I had told my brothers. Combat Veteran is not the same as Veteran and to me they are not distinguishing between the two. That's not to diminish the job that's done but everybody in the country has a job that makes us go.
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Yes, true...in my military circles...I was just "a guy on the line".
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Originally Posted by JPhillips
Imagine politician X saying, "Combat veterans deserve..."
The obvious followup is, "What about non-combat veterans?"
Who is going to jump to their death by saying, "Screw them."
There's a lot more non-combat vets and family members than those of combat vets. Politically it would be crazy to make that distinction.
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I agree, but since I'm not running for President, I'll gladly point out the difference.