I am classified as a disabled veteran. The reason I'm disabled is because I have wounds and injuries that I got while on active duty... from parachute jumping to combat to gunshot wounds, all that stuff.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.
I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran.
I'm officially disabled, but I'm truly enabled because of my lack of limbs. My unique challenges have opened up unique opportunities to reach so many in need.
I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.
It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans.
I think a person who is disabled should be disabled by no act of their own. If you become disabled because of alcoholism, drugs, or things of that nature, I do not think those conditions qualify someone to be called disabled. I think those conditions result from personal decisions.
Disabled veterans are not a bargaining chip.
I'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.
I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.
I have veterans in my family. But I didn't know anything about DAV, Disabled American Veterans.