Every Veteran Informative Speech

Every Veteran has a story, this is a very special story. This is John B. KIng Jr’s story. King served in Korea and cites a professional career of more than 35 years in service to the federal government. He became homeless after losing his house in a domestic altercation. When asked to share his thoughts on what Veterans Day means to him, King says, "I want to sit down and cry ... what else can I do?"

My hope for the future of our veterans to be treated with care and respect. Those who are forgotten about what they did for our country and tossed out now living on the streets. That's not how our veterans should be treated; they have been through thick and thin serving for our county. They gave us freedom and showed us pride, the last place they should be living is in the streets. Let's give them back the freedom and pride they deserve from us and give them a place to stay.

Many veterans that come back from serving struggle from post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. They suffer an

extreme shortage of affordable living, livable income and access to health care. Veterans are not always transferable to the civilian workforce, and comes as a disadvantage to those who can't get employment.
George Washington once said “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you show them your confidence.” I believe this quote is how we have to help the veterans; we can't just give them it but we can help them believe they can get their lives back on track.

Although many people have helped our veterans out in many ways like starting donations or programs to help them get their lives back on track. A program called the VA is kind of like a donation to the veterans: it provides 15,000 residential rehabilitative and transitional beds to the veterans living on the streets. Studies show since 2005, seventy percent of the homeless veteran population has gone down. Although it does not provide all the substantial benefits the veterans need in life such as health care or rehabilitation from substance abuse and aftercare. The most important things is personal development and empowerment to show they still mean something to us

Americans.
These Veterans should be treated with care and respect the last place they should be is living in the streets. We need to give them homes and a caring place where they can get the help they need when returning from the war and helping them get their lives back on track. A lot of them suffer from traumatic stress which can cause rapid heart beat which can lead to a heart attack. My hope for our future is to take better care of our veterans. A better life to those who definitely deserve it.