http://sfappeal.com/2009/11/veterans/ SF Appeal: San Francisco's Online Newspaper Sun, 06 May 2018 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.24 http://sfappeal.com/2009/11/veterans/#comment-9707 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:59:37 +0000 http://example.org/veterans#comment-9707 It is not inconsistent to oppose war and simultaneously respect our veterans. San Francisco is home to a major VA hospital (Fort Miley), yet the presence of so many veterans in our community is often overlooked. Too many Vietnam vets have had their lives shattered by PTSD; a new generation of veterans is coming home with the same nightmares from Iraq and Afghanistan. Military suicide rates are rising, and we are ill-equipped as a nation to help out our vets.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2009/11/veterans/#comment-19695 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:59:37 +0000 http://example.org/veterans#comment-19695 It is not inconsistent to oppose war and simultaneously respect our veterans. San Francisco is home to a major VA hospital (Fort Miley), yet the presence of so many veterans in our community is often overlooked. Too many Vietnam vets have had their lives shattered by PTSD; a new generation of veterans is coming home with the same nightmares from Iraq and Afghanistan. Military suicide rates are rising, and we are ill-equipped as a nation to help out our vets.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2009/11/veterans/#comment-9706 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:20:24 +0000 http://example.org/veterans#comment-9706 i had no idea where and when the parade was being held. i would have loved to go if i had known. sorry veterans. i appreciate you as do many other 415 natives.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2009/11/veterans/#comment-19694 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:20:24 +0000 http://example.org/veterans#comment-19694 i had no idea where and when the parade was being held. i would have loved to go if i had known. sorry veterans. i appreciate you as do many other 415 natives.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2009/11/veterans/#comment-9705 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:40 +0000 http://example.org/veterans#comment-9705 I think everybody blew it on this one. Publicity was bad/wrong. Code Pink should have had an informational campaign to let people know that Obama is considering making a major decision on Afghanistan, whether to escalate the war or compromise on it. I don’t think Obama will pullout completely, and it seems Afghans might not want a swift pullout either, to be left facing the Taliban on their own. Given that most Americans, and perhaps most San Franciscans, are unaware of Obama’s impending decision, and how his decision will affect the U.S. economy and everything else, what better place to inform people other than at a military-related parade. Media would have covered this.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2009/11/veterans/#comment-19693 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:40 +0000 http://example.org/veterans#comment-19693 I think everybody blew it on this one. Publicity was bad/wrong. Code Pink should have had an informational campaign to let people know that Obama is considering making a major decision on Afghanistan, whether to escalate the war or compromise on it. I don’t think Obama will pullout completely, and it seems Afghans might not want a swift pullout either, to be left facing the Taliban on their own. Given that most Americans, and perhaps most San Franciscans, are unaware of Obama’s impending decision, and how his decision will affect the U.S. economy and everything else, what better place to inform people other than at a military-related parade. Media would have covered this.

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