Vet’s spouse feels Clinton’s support _ HILLARY GROUP POST

[OKNancy]

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jun/30/vets-spouse-feels-clintons-support/#.VZKpoPr7rB0.twitter

Letter to the Editor

By Kelly Smith, Las Vegas
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 | 2 a.m.

I’m a Nevadan, granddaughter, daughter, sister and spouse of American veterans who all served with honor and pride. I have lived the American military experience as a brat and spouse, even though I have never been on the front lines. I have served, even though I have never seen combat, because I struggle with my husband Michael’s Veterans Administration benefits every day.

Michael served in the United States Air Force for 11 years, including in Desert Storm. He is a 100 percent disabled veteran, and making sure he gets the care he deserves feels like a full-time job. We both understand service. We come from large military families: Our fathers retired from the Air Force and served in Vietnam; we both had brothers who served in war zones (my brother is in the Army National Guard and served in Afghanistan); my grandfather received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star in World War II.

My struggles have been getting my husband decent health care and getting people to listen.

Recently, I found someone willing to listen: Hillary Clinton.

It all started when a friend of mine invited me to a house party for Clinton. The campaign staff there told us about their activity in Nevada but dedicated most of their time to questions from community members. While there were many committed Clinton supporters there, there were also Nevadans just looking to make their voices heard. When I asked a question about Clinton’s position on veteran issues, the team listened to my concerns, took notes and promised that they would be in touch.


more nice things at the link

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

[hrmjustin]

2. K&R!

[HassleCat]

3. Nice contrast to Republicans

Most Republicans are eager to send our military personnel all over the word to do our dirty work, but reluctant to spend money on them when they are done killing and being killed. John McCain is the glaring example, refusing to support improvements in the GI Bill. You would think someone who served, and was a POW, would have a little more compassion for his fellow veterans. Anyway, the Democrats have always been better on this issue, much more willing to support funding for veterans' health care, compensation for disabilities, and so on. We should be pleased our party stands up for people because they served their country, and does not walk away with a "What have you done for me lately?" attitude.

[LoveMyCali]

4. Great letter to the editor

but I made the mistake of reading the comments.

[misterhighwasted]

5. These house parties & video watch parties are a pretty smart venue.

People invite friends, who invite friends.
It reaches the huge base of Hillary fans who probably could not attend a large rally in one distant city.

Engages all and that's a pretty tech-smart way to run a campaign.
The unseen rally that MSM cannot critique.
Team Hillary is managing her campaign like none other before.

[shenmue]

6. Yes!

[Thinkingabout]

7. Hillary is a very compassionate person, this will be the same after she is president.

[ismnotwasm]

8. K&R

[Cha]

9. Thank you, Nancy.. from your link..

"Every veteran (and every military family) should speak out and be active. I was overwhelmed by the level of engagement and care I encountered from Clinton and her team. She outlined impressive objectives to fix the VA for those who went to war and put everything on the line on our behalf. Veterans should never be cast aside because of a lack of funding, lack of information or availability of services across our country."