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A crowd gathers at the World War II Memorial to support a rally centered around reopening national memorials closed by the government shutdown, supported by military veterans, Tea Party activists and Republicans on Oct. 13 in Washington. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)
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The National World War II Memorial, the center of many protests since the partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, will be the backdrop of yet another rally on Tuesday aimed at embarrassing Congress and the White House into action.
The Military Coalition, a group of 33 military and veterans’ organizations sharing a common agenda, plans to hold a rally and news conference calling on Congress and the White House to reach a compromise on the government shutdown and national debt limit.
“The shutdown has been devastating for the nation’s military readiness and for the veterans, service members, families and survivors in the uniformed services community,” says a Coalition announcement.
“Veterans who receive disability and GI Bill benefits and survivors who rely on survivor benefits don’t know if they’ll get their next check,” the statement says. “National Guard and reserve monthly training has been canceled, affecting critical troop readiness and pay. Many services that military families count on daily are suspended. Veterans make up 27 percent of the federal workforce and don’t know when they will get to go back to work. The 435,000 veterans in the VA disability claims backlog have to wait even longer.”
The event will be less dramatic than the Oct. 1 shoving aside of barricades by World War II veterans who had flown to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial dedicated to their service and the Oct. 13 rally that ended with the near-arrest of veterans who had carried barricades from the memorial to drop in front of the White House and tried to scale the iron fence surrounding the presidential compound.
However, the Coalition represents 5.5 million people, including current service members, retirees, veterans and their families.
Among the speakers will be representatives of the American Legion, which with 2.4 million members is the nation’s largest veterans group, along with Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and the National Military Family Association.
http://www.infowars.com/vets-set-to-launch-second-d-c-protest/
Vets Set to Launch Second D.C. Protest
Vets, “End the shutdown now”
Julie Wilson
Infowars.com
Oct. 14, 2013
Infowars.com
Oct. 14, 2013
Another group of military veterans is scheduled to arrive in D.C. tomorrow morning to carry out a second protest, demanding lawmakers immediately end the government shutdown.
Photo: Kenneth Moyle via Flickr
The protest is being organized by the Military Coalition (TMC), a group of 33 organizations that represents 5.5 million people. Members are comprised of the uniformed services—active, reserve, retired veterans, survivors and their families.
The event is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2013 from 9:45am-11:00am and will begin at the National WWII memorial. Some of the participating organizations include: the Air Force Association, CWOA, US Coast Guard, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Wounded Warrior Project. Click here for a full list.
The Washington Times reports that TMC wants to let the government know that they need to stop putting servicemen in the “middle of their political games.”
TMC’s protest arrives on the heels of the “Million Vet March” that occurred over the weekend attracting thousands of veterans who marched on the National Mall and then on to the White House to peacefully demonstrate their anger over the government shutdown.
Veterans voiced their displeasure for the closing of the memorials as they removed the barricades and carried them to the White House where they stacked them neatly out front.
“This is our way of life. We will not stand by and let the U.S. government dishonor the legacy of sacrifice of the generations before us. It’s time to make a stand,” read the Million Vet March’s website.
TMC believes in strength in numbers and hopes the rally will grab the attention of lawmakers tomorrow, and put an end to the suffering inflicted on veterans stemming from the government shutdown. Veterans on disability and GI Bill benefits are unsure if they’ll receive their next check, and their access to medical care has been severely limited following the rollout of Obamacare.
Families who have lost loved ones in the 13-year hoax known as the “war on terror,” have been denied government death benefits, which are allocated to the families for funeral expenses. Fortunately, non-profit groups stepped up and used their own savings to help military families cover funeral expenses for the fallen soldiers.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America began a petition asking Washington to “keep veterans our of their political nonsense.” Click here to support the cause.
The country is growing increasingly agitated as the government shutdown enters its second week. A computer glitch over the weekend spurred “mini riots” after food stamps holders exploited temporary unlimited credit balances. Food stamp holders ransacked Wal-mart stores in several cities, attempting to purchase food with balances that didn’t exist, prompting some managers to close their stores.
http://www.infowars.com/many-veterans-stop-receiving-disability-checks-due-to-govt-shutdown/
Many veterans stop receiving disability checks due to gov’t shutdown
WFTV
Oct. 14, 2013
Oct. 14, 2013
More people in central Florida are worried they will start to feel the impact of the government shutdown.
Some local military personnel have received letters that say their benefit checks will stop.
Many veterans said they depend on that money to pay for basic things, such as rent and food.
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