The above piece of jewelry will be instantly recognisable by many people. This piece WAS and NEVER will be avaliable in stores. Yet the price that was payed for it was very high. It cost many the life of their loved ones, and many of the ones that did return are not and never will be the same. This piece of jewelry was worn in support of the men and women that served in Vietnam. By clicking on the bracelet you can learn about Operation Just Cause (an organization that is devoting time and energy to finding out more information on POWS/MIAS and bringing them home).
Below are a few monuments that have been erected and dedicated to the men and women that have fought so valiantly for peace and
freedom around the world. What are we really remembering though? Are we reminded of the suffering, broken and sick men and women that returned, that are just getting shuffled from one agency to another, with no hope of being able to get help with their problems? When looking at these memorials do you think about the multitude of men and women with the same problems, that are being told they don't have any problems? I am the daughter of a WWII Veteran, and the mother of a Persian Gulf Veteran. These problems do exist, and it is heart breaking for the familes also, because we can do nothing to help with some of the problems. President Clinton in an address to the American People promised that ALL Persian Gulf Veterans were going to have help with ANY problems that they encountered. For my son it is years after that promise, and still there is very little help on the horizon. The young men and women of this country are again being sent to a foreign country. Can we expect the same treatment to be bestowed upon them, as what has happened to Veterans in the past? It is time that WE the PEOPLE raise up our voices and insist that these injustices against the men and women that serve this country so faithfully be stopped. I challenge you to join with me in writing to our elected officials and voicing your concerns on these issues.
