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Son Nick in Iraq

Respecting Veterans

When my Marine son Nick used to come up from Camp LeJeune, he generally brought a buddy or two. I would talk with them about their hopes and plans for the future. Although I can’t do anything for Nick directly, I can dedicate myself to helping his friends, who fought bravely and returned to civilian life.

These veterans should be welcomed back with open arms, not frustrated by the bureaucracies of civilian life.

	At bill signing for Veteran's Bill on which Tracy testified

Their military pensions should not be subject to taxation. They have already sacrificed some of their most productive years.

Their healthcare should be affordable and comprehensive. It should cover mental as well as physical health and should cover auxiliary care (wheelchair ramps in the home if necessary).

I would fund outreach and advocacy programs so that veterans know how and where to avail themselves of their benefits.

As I have advocated, we need to provide veterans with college and job information and training.

We need to provide affordable counseling—as formally or informally as necessary—to ease the transition to civilian life.

1/8 Bravo Co Marines families of fallen

We need to help them financially as they get back on their civilian feet.

I have established a scholarship at Towson University to help someone who has tried to make the world a better place, either through military or peacetime service. The State can do something similar.

Veterans are important members of our community. They need to be treated as such.

By Authority of the Team for Tracy Miller, Gary Rosecrans, Chairperson, and Lamont Steedle, Treasurer,
P.O. Box 509, Riderwood, MD 21139-0509, 410-321-1488.