War Veterans At Food Banks--UK Shame, US Disgrace

This is the headline from the UK

BRITAIN’S SHAME: Poverty-struck war veteran was told to use FOOD BANKS

BRITISH war veterans are being sent to food banks in a shocking failure from the Government to provide adequate support for those who served in the forces – despite a national promise to honour them.

By ZOIE O'BRIEN

PUBLISHED: 16:39, Sat, Jul 22, 2017

After shocking revelations over nurses relying on hand-outs, an ex-serviceman has told express.co.uk he too has been told those who served their Queen and country have no right to expect extra help.A

Former Coldstream Guard, Joe Greensmith, revealed he was told to go looking for hand-outs – and offered a loan – when he went to the Jobcentre in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Mr Greensmith, who toured in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and the first Gulf war, informed he should seek the free meals, despite having been diagnosed with severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), when he fell into hard times.

Former Coldstream Guard, Joe Greensmith, revealed he was told to go looking for hand-outs

Mr Greensmith had won a pay-out for an injury in the workplace and had lived off that for the last seven years, reluctant to seek help from the state.

Yet when he needed to, he was left disappointed.

He said: “On one side I am being told I have severe PTSD and on the other I am having to fight tooth and nail just to be able to eat and pay my rent. 

“It is a disgrace.
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Strange thing is, they act as if this is some kind of shock. Wonder if they know what has been happening right here in the US?

Here are some headlines that may help them catch up on when shame became a disgrace.

It isn't bad enough our disabled veterans also have have to use Food Banks. For the US, it is our current servicemembers and their families.

Study Finds 25% of Troops Use Food Banks report from 2014

Move on to National Guard citizen soldiers

National Guard Turns to Food Banks Because Rick Perry Hasn't Paid Them Yet

The National Guard troops Texas Gov. Rick Perry ordered to the U.S. Mexico border last month are using food and gas aid from a local food bank because they haven't been paid in weeks. report from 2014

 And from this year

Why we need Congress to help more military families qualify for food aid

When Active-Duty Service Members Struggle To Feed Their Families

Congress Unlikely to Expand Military Food Stamp Eligibility This Year 

A 2016 Government Accountability Office report citing U.S. Census Bureau data said that about 23,000 active-duty troops received food stamps in 2013.

And then remember how many reports we've had on veterans having to use the Food Banks, the same way they have to use shelters and then maybe, just maybe, you'll remember what a "grateful" nation actually does...and does not actually do.