Soldiers from Afghanistan neglected

Now this might surprise you, but did you know that we are actually in an armed conflict with another nation?

I know, I mean I heard the rumors that there was something called the war on terror in Afghanistan or Someplacestan, but it I looked it into and its true.

Apparently, we have been in this war for an entire decade with no real sign of ending anytime soon.

Since this isn't the future yet we still send young men into armed conflict to die for this country, I know we should probably pay attention to this war.

But you know there are more important things to worry about, like my money, and not the lives of other people.

I might be too harsh on this country and its citizens, but how long are we expected to care about something?

Like I said before this war like thing has been going on for over ten years, and we haven't even felt any of the repercussions from it.

No war in this country has been quite like it.

I actually checked to see if anything in my life has directly changed as the result of this war, and to my surprise nothing has. We don't have to cut back on food, we don't have to pay much more in taxes and we don't have a draft or even a simple gas shortage.

This might be the first full out conflict where Americans don't have to change anything about themselves or their daily routine.

This is probably why this country has quickly stopped caring about the war overseas and there hasn't been a whole lot of pressure to really end it by the people.

It also seems these people care more about their bank accounts.

Who I really fear sorry for are those soldiers overseas who come back to this country with no real respect.

We don't treat our veterans like we did back in the "glory" days of America when everyone pitched in to defeat that Hitler fellow and his fascist friends. Now we barely give anything to these people who defend our country.

What do we give our troops who serve in the present day?

Let me answer that for you— post-traumatic stress disorder, survivor's guilt, injuries, missing limbs, the guilt of killing another human being, social isolation and not even a great healthcare plan.

When soldiers come home this it's not even news, and most of you probably know or seen someone who had served overseas, but never really knew.  

I am glad that people are taking an interest in this country again. But I am not really seeing them wanting to take care of the returning soldiers.

I am not asking you to give everything to these soldiers when they make their homecoming.

However, I want to at least think of the horrors this people go through while fighting that conflict.