DAUNTLESS

5-24-14

From the Planes of Fame collection:

DAUNTLESS: adjective 1. not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold: a dauntless hero . (dictionary.com)

Today is the beginning of Memorial Day weekend.   I can’t think of a better time to be typing the word “dauntless” on my keyboard.

When my brother Bill and I started this website; we were determined to keep it free from politics or any other agenda.

This Memorial Day is particularly poignant, however, because Truth is holding up a gigantic mirror for us to look at     –   what’s looking back at us is the tragic national shame swirling around the VA Hospitals and Health Care facilities.   This situation was a long time in the making.   Its roots lie in the confluence of a huge influx of veterans needing care after Iraq and Afghanistan and years of budget cutting by the decades-old joke that is and has been our Senate and our House of Representatives.   Congress allocates the money, and they have systematically failed to hold up our promise to our veterans – you serve our country, and our country will be here to help you afterwards.

Shame on them, and shame on us for sending them back to Washington.

steve