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Over 30,000
Americans have been injured to date during the current war on terror - a
war that may continue for years. Many have returned to service but
others have been disabled, some very severely.
Our heroes of past wars also fall victim to unlawful and abusive
guardianship / conservatorship, either as a result of disability or
advanced age. The numbers continue to grow.
The pirates target our young disabled Veterans - lured by their veteran's
benefits, disability pensions, and now even their Social Security
benefits. Our aging Veterans are even more tempting - perhaps
they have well-managed, nice sized estates to go with their pensions.
Denied the very rights and liberties
they fought for; confined in nursing homes; left to languish; receiving
perhaps just a pittance for their personal use from their guardians -
after years of service and sacrifice to our country, is this what our
Veterans have to look forward to?
Supporting the troops and our fallen heroes should mean supporting them
not only when we need them - but also when they need us. And they need
us fighting for them when they become vulnerable.
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New York |
Gary E. Harvey
served in the Army as a Special Force Ranger
during the Vietnam War. He was honored with a National
Service Defense Medal and as an expert M16 rifleman.
He was honorably discharged in 1971. After suffering a
serious accident, Gary became a ward of the state.
He is now confined in a hospital and denied the comfort
of his home and life with his wife.
His wife, Sara, is only permitted to
visit Gary on a pre-determined schedule and "under guard."All
medical decisions, including those of life and death, are
made by strangers.
Please pray for him.
HelpBringGaryHome.com
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Illinois
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Rev. William "Bill" Waddell
enlisted in the Army in 1962. He served as a Chaplain's
Assistant in Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1965
with a service related disability.
Bill had his papers in order naming
his wife, Mary, as his attorney-in-fact.
Without any
notice of hearing for temporary guardianship, Bill
became a ward of the state; the court appointed a
guardian for profit on December 6, 2007.
Mary was informed by the temporary guardian that guardianship "trumps" POA's.
Bill passed away 8 days later on December 14, 2007 |
(c) 2006
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