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Tec, I'm sorry, but other than Spec. Cruz's deplorable situation, this isn't news. It's a shame. It's a minor tragedy. It's a sad statement. It's not news.
Most soldiers returning from wartime, here and abroad, in almost every war, have returned to bad situations. Oddessius returned to find his wife considering remarriage. My great grandfather returned from France in 1919 to find the family farm about to be foreclosed upon. Civil War soldiers, particularly on the Confederate side, returned to find their families and/or homes gone.
The exception is the WWII veterans, who returned to the GI Bill and other perks. They, however, did suffer through the post-war recession, although I don't suppose anyone's to blame for that.
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"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo
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