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Our veterans deserve more than our country offers. For those of you who are not aware of some of the problems local veterans have faced:
1. He came back from Afghanistan missing part of a leg. He was in constant pain. He eventually turned to what are called street drugs and succumbed to some "bad heroin" during the Heroin 22 era in the Shoals. Don't say it can't happen again. One of the dealers arrested in that sting was arrested again just last month. Let's pray he's put away for good this time.
2. He came back from his tour of duty severely depressed. He was handed a bottle of pills and told to come back in 30 days. Before the 30 days passed, he had killed himself.
3. He was a Vietnam vet living in a house he was remodeling. When he approached a neighbor for water, the woman also offered lemonade. The homeless vet at first refused because he couldn't pay her. When he took the drink, he remarked it had been a long time since anyone did anything nice for him.
The above are just a few of our local veterans. This does not speak well of us as a country. Now there's a new program for these individuals. Here's a brief synopsis of what's coming:
CU360 is a newly formed registered non profit that has been working in the homeless and marginally income reduced sectors for 8 years here, specifically Veterans. Neither of our VAs get $1 in federal funding because Montgomery says we don't have a homeless problem which is untrue. We will work with Veterans court on both sides of the water as well as our VAs by providing immediate shelter and access to resources for any displaced Veteran.
How about the City of Florence give the 100k they "donate" of taxpayer money to a worthwhile organization such as CU 360 instead of forking it over without question to a shady cult organization like the Salvation Army! Another example of the current council acting as if they are monarchs who can do whatever they please with the money collected in taxes. August 26, 2025 perhaps will be a day of reckoning and consequences!
ReplyDeleteYes, if you bother to do any research on Charities like "Salvation Army", you'll find that MOST of the monies collected go into the pockets of those running the organization, and NOT the people who need the help. STOP giving money to Thieves!
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