Ibhalwe nguMichael T. McPhearson
Lesi esidlule Saturday ekuseni e-Saint Louis, MO Ngangihamba ngiya ekhaya ngesikhathi ngibona abantu bebuthana nezingxenye zomgwaqo zivinjiwe. Ngihlala edolobheni, ngakho-ke bekungaba okunye ukugijima, ukuhamba ngezinyawo noma umkhosi. Ngabuza othile owayebukeka njengomuntu obambe iqhaza wangitshela ukuthi ngoweVeterans Day Parade. Ngamangala kancane ngoba uSuku Lomakadebona NgoLwesithathu. Uqhube wathi kwenziwa umgido ngomgqibelo ngoba abahleli babengenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi bangazithola yini izibukeli zombukiso ezanele ngolwesithathu. Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi wayeqinisile yini ngokuthi kungani kunqunywe ukuthi kube nombukiso ngomgqibelo, kodwa kunengqondo futhi kuyisibonelo somphakathi wethu obungaza omakadebona kodwa ongenandaba kangako nathi.
Eminyakeni eminingi edlule ngacikwa ukubonga okungasho lutho ngase ngiyeka ukugubha uSuku Lomakadebona. Namuhla ngihlanganyela neVeterans For Peace in a shayela ku-Reclaim Novemba 11th njengoSuku lwe-Armistice - usuku lokucabanga ngokuthula nokubonga labo abasebenze ngokusebenzela ukuqeda impi. Ngikhathele yithi odokotela bezilwane abasetshenziselwa impi bese abaningi bethu belahlwa kakhulu. Esikhundleni sokusibonga, shintsha indlela esiphathwa ngayo futhi usebenzele ukuqeda impi. Lokho kuyinhlonipho yangempela.
Uyazi ukuthi isilinganiso samangqalabutho angama-22 ashona ngokuzibulala nsuku zonke? Lokho kusho ukuthi abangu-22 bafa Saturday kuze kube uNovemba 11th, abanye omakadebona abangama-88 bazokufa. NgoMgqibelo i-parade kanye noNovemba 11th akusho lutho kulaba omakadebona abangu-110. Ukukhombisa ubukhali balolu bhubhane, ngoNovemba 11th ngonyaka ozayo, omakadebona abangu-8,030 bazobe sebeshonile ngokuzibulala.
Ukuzibulala kuyinselelo embi kakhulu ebhekene nomakadebona, kodwa baningi abanye. Muva nje, ngemuva kweminyaka yamazinga aphezulu okungasebenzi kumakadebona ajoyine amasosha ngemuva kukaSepthemba 11, 2001 kunozakwabo abangabahlali, amanani omakadebona ehle ngo-4.6% - kunesilinganiso sikazwelonke esingu-5%, njengoba kubikwe e-USA Today, November 10, 2015. Kodwa-ke, omakadebona abaphakathi kweminyaka engu-18 no-24 basaqhubeka nokubhekana nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi okuphezulu ku-10.4%, okucishe kufane nesibalo esingu-10.1% sabantu abangasebenzi abakubakaki ofanayo. Nokho, lezi zinombolo aziyitsheli indaba egcwele. Ngenxa yokusimama komnotho okuhamba kancane, abantu abaningi abadikibele baye bashiya phansi imakethe yemisebenzi. Imisebenzi ekhokha kahle kunzima ukuyithola. Imisebenzi yamakhono aphansi ekhokha kahle cishe ayisekho. Omakadebona bayaxoxisana ngalezi zingqinamba ngesikhathi esifanayo bebhekene nezinye izinselelo.
Ukungabi nakhaya kusaqhubeka nokuba yinkinga enkulu komakadebona. Ngokuvumelana ne ulwazi oluvela ku-National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, thina bomakadebona sibhekene nenkinga yokungabi nakhaya ngenxa “yokugula kwengqondo, ukusetshenziswa kabi kotshwala kanye/noma izidakamizwa, noma ukuphazamiseka okwenzeka kanyekanye. Cishe u-12% wabantu abadala abangenamakhaya bangomakadebona.”
Isiza siqhuba sithi, “Cishe u-40% wabo bonke omakadebona abangenamakhaya bangabase-Afrika baseMelika noma base-Hispanic, naphezu kokubala kuphela u-10.4% kanye no-3.4% womakadebona base-US, ngokulandelana….Cishe isigamu somakadebona abangenamakhaya abakhonza ngesikhathi saseVietnam. . Izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zakhonza izwe lethu okungenani iminyaka emithathu, kanti ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yayisendaweni yempi.”
Ukwengezwa kuleli qiniso elihlazo, omakadebona abayizigidi ezingu-1.4 babhekwa njengabasengozini yokungabi namakhaya ngenxa yobumpofu, ukuntuleka kwamanethiwekhi okusekela, nezimo ezingezinhle zokuphila ezindlini eziminyene noma ezingekho ezingeni elifanele.
Amazinga okucindezeleka kwangemva kokuhlukumezeka Yebo, ziphakeme kumakadebona kunezakhamuzi, akumangazi lapho. Kulokho sengeza lokho abanye abakubiza ngokuthi inxeba elisha lesiginesha ezimpini zase-Afghanistan nase-Iraq, ukulimala okubuhlungu kobuchopho noma i-TBI, okubangelwa ikakhulukazi iziqhumane ezithuthukisiwe. A December 2014 Washington Post esihlokweni kubike ukuthi, "Emabuthweni aseMelika angaphezu kuka-50,000 alimale empini e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan, amaphesenti angu-2.6 aye anqunywa isitho esikhulu, iningi labo ngenxa yesiqhumane esithuthukisiwe."
Ngemva kokulimala empini, kwenzekani lapho sibuyela ekhaya? Namuhla sinomakadebona be-WWII ngokusebenzisa izingxabano zamanje ezizama ukufinyelela ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kwe-Veteran Affairs. Leyo iminyaka engama-74 yomakadebona abavela ezingxabanweni eziningi kakhulu, izimpi nezenzo zezempi okufanele zikleliswe. Sonke sizwile ngomakadebona abalinda izinyanga futhi kwesinye isikhathi iminyaka ukuze bathole ukunakekelwa. Mhlawumbe uke wezwa izindaba ezithusayo zomakadebona abathola ukunakekelwa budedengu njengaseWalter Reed Army Medical Center njengoba kubikwe ngoFebhuwari ka-2007 ngu Washington Post.
Sihlala sizwa izimangalo zokuthi amasevisi azoba ngcono futhi sisekela omakadebona bethu namasosha. Kodwa i Okthoba, i-2015 I-Military Times imibiko yesihloko, “ Ezinyangeni eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili kuqubuke ihlazo ngezikhathi zokulinda koMakadebona Wezindaba Zokunakekelwa Kwezempilo, umnyango usazabalaza ukuphatha izinhlelo zeziguli, okungenani endaweni yokunakekelwa kwengqondo lapho omakadebona sebelinde izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ukuze bahlolwe, kusho umbiko omusha kahulumeni. uthi.” Ingabe lokhu kuhlobene nezinga lokuzibulala?
Lokhu kudebesela akuyona into entsha. Kuke kwaba njalo kusukela ekuvukeleni kukaShays ngo-1786 eholwa omakadebona abaphathwa kabi ngemuva kweMpi Yezinguquko eya eBonus Army yeMpi Yezwe I lapho omakadebona nemindeni yabo babuthana eWashington entwasahlobo nasehlobo lika-1932 befuna ukukhokhelwa ababekudinga. maphakathi Nokucindezeleka. Sekungamashumi eminyaka Omakadebona baseVietnam benqatshelwa ukuqashelwa kwezifo ezibangelwa ikhemikhali ebulala kakhulu i-dioxin ku-Agent Orange. Omakadebona baseGulf War banenkinga yeGulf War Syndrome. Futhi manje izinselele ezibhekene namasosha abuyayo namuhla. Ubuhlanya nokuhlupheka ngeke kuphele kuze kube yilapho izakhamuzi zifuna enye indlela. Mhlawumbe ngenxa yokuthi akudingekile ukuba ulwe izimpi, awunandaba. Angazi. Kodwa ngakho konke engikubalule ngenhla, ngiyaphinda ngithi, ungabe usasibonga. Shintsha okungenhla futhi usebenze ukuqeda impi. Lokho ukubonga kwangempela.
UMichael McPhearson ungumqondisi omkhulu weVeterans For Peace kanye nomakadebona wePersian Gulf War eyaziwa nangokuthi iMpi Yokuqala yase-Iraq. Umsebenzi kaMichael wezempi uhlanganisa iminyaka engu-6 yokugcina kanye neminyaka engu-5 yenkonzo esebenzayo. Uhlukane nomsebenzi osebenzayo ngo-1992 njengoKaputeni. Uyilungu le-Military Families Speak out kanye no-Co-Sihlalo we-Saint Louis Don't Shoot Coalition eyakhiwe ngemuva kokubulawa kwamaphoyisa kukaMichael Brown Jr.
@mtmcphearson veteransforpeace.org
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Izimpendulo ze-11
Sekuyiminyaka eminingi ngiwuthanda umqondo wokubonga omakadebona ngomsebenzi wabo empini. Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi “Inkululeko ayikhululekile!” Ngiye ngezwa ukuthi ukundiza ifulegi sekunikezwe incazelo engingavumelani nayo.
Ngivumelana ngokuphelele nomyalezo uMichael McPhearson asinika wona lapha.
Ngiyabonga ngokuchaza engikuzwayo njengesakhamuzi sezwe lapho iningi lethu lihlukanisile namaqiniso empi futhi lisebenzisa izikhumbuzo, ama-parade kanye nemibukiso yesikhathi esifushane ukuze sinciphise icala lethu kulabo abakhonza kulo, futhi bahlupheke ngenxa yezimpi ezikhona. kwakungafanele neze kuliwe.
Lokhu, ngempela, "ukukhaphela ukuthembela" njengoba u-Andrew Bacevich eveza encwadini yakhe yesisho esifanayo.
Njengomakadebona wokuthula ngizokwabelana ngalokhu ngokubanzi.
Ngazi abantu abambalwa okungenani “Abasekela Amasosha ethu” futhi bashaqekile, bashaqeka ngengxabano ye-WBW ephikisana nokubeka izithombe zamasosha emabhokisini okudla kwasekuseni okwaziwayo okusanhlamvu, okuthandwa kakhulu izingane. Ngicela ufunde lesi sihloko.
Uma othile Olingana nami noma omncane “Ngiyabonga ngomsebenzi wami” ngiba namahloni lapho ngicabanga, awusho ngempela ukuthi “Ngiyajabula ukuthi bekunguwe hhayi mina”. Futhi ingabe sibonga nje ngokulwa izimpi nokubonisa amandla kubahlaseli noma kungenxa yakho konke esikwenzile . Njengelungu leNavy iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili ngangihileleke ku-Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm kanye ne-Southern Watch kodwa futhi ngaleso sikhathi sasiza ukusabalalisa ubuchwepheshe obufana namakhompyutha, ukuxhumana kwamaselula, ukuhamba kwe-GPS, ukuxhumana kwedijithali nokuthwebula izithombe, ukuxhumana okungenantambo. konke okusetshenziselwa kabanzi futhi ngandlela-thile kuthathwe kalula futhi konke ukubonga okuthuthukisiwe kwezempi.
Umbuso wobushiqela wezinkampani waseMelika usebhizinisini lempi ngenjongo yokwenza inzuzo kuphela, hhayi umphumela osheshayo nowujuqu. Abadayisi bePentagon ababasebenzelayo abanandaba noma abanandaba namaVeteran! Ibuphi obunye ubufakazi obudingayo? Abhekwa njengento engalungile ekungeneni kwemali futhi kuphela lapho odokotela bezilwane behlangana ngobuningi futhi befuna ushintsho olukhulu lapho lonke uhlelo olukhohlakele luzoshintsha.
Umbono ongcono kakhulu wama-veteran awusekho ukwenza. I-VA kufanele ixhaswe ngaphansi kweBudget Yezempi ukuze iCongress iqonde izindleko ezigcwele zempi. Amasosha aphule owesilisa noma owesifazane futhi kufanele bawalungise bangawadluliseli ejensi ethile futhi bageze izandla zabo kulolo bishi. Ukuthula Bazalwane
Siyabonga ngomlayezo wakho wothando wokuthula.
Joan Brannigan, Usihlalo, WILPF St. Louis
Umakadebona othandekayo:
Sicela umlayezo wakho ubuyekezwe yisazi sezibalo. Ukusebenzisa kwakho izibalo okuyiphutha kungase kuphazamise ngokungafanele ukusebenza kwesitatimende sakho esibalulekile. Ukulungisa lawa maphutha kuzokwenza umlayezo wakho uqine.
Ngobumbano,
Gordon Poole
Sawubona Gordon,
Siyabonga ngokufaka kwakho. Ungacacisa kabanzi mayelana nezibalo enginazo ezingalungile? Ngizamile ukucaphuna imithombo. Ngiyabonga
Ngiyabonga ngokuphuma kukhava ye-9/11. Ubani oqhumise i-WTC ne-Pentagon KANYE nengqungquthela ye-anthraxed kanye nabezindaba ngo-Sep of 2001? Misa ukwesaba ifulege elingamanga, http://www.rethink911.org