It's Veterans Day, so I thought I would post this raw version of Bruce Springsteen's bleak view of a Vietnam Veteran returning home to no job, no prospects and no future.
Despite yesterday's show of solidarity in the Senate, approving a bill to help returning Veterans and their families find post-Service employment, Springsteen's song is sadly as applicable today as it was 30 years ago.
Unemployment for post-9/11 Veterans is at 13.3%, well above the National average.
There are "Support The Troops" rallying cries when we want funding for military spending, when we want our National interests protected, when we want a police action in a foreign land.
But does all that ring hollow, if we're even having this discussion?
Have a thoughtful holiday.
Hear the song on Youtube.
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