U.S. Military Veteran

U.S. Military Veteran

by Peter Macdonald Sgt USMC Semper

Veteran’s give you peace and security. The U.S. Society turns a blind eye to returning Veterans. I have written many times about the child that leaves and the Veteran that returns. I have tried to explain the change that those that have never been there can not possibly conceive happening in these innocent minds.

I am not a combat harden Veteran my self. I did 31 months overseas during the Vietnam Conflict. I did eight convoys as an American Advisor through the bush of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia delivering surplus supplies to friendly camps. I lived through one mortar attack while TAD.

I have been shot at, crashed in a C-117, blown off a runway, killed another human being with a bayonet to retrieve my M-16 from the enemy, participated in two Vietnam Offensives. I was injured three separate times during my MC tour. No I do not deserve or want a Purple Heart. The total percentage of my disabilities when each number is added together is 120%. I have volunteered every day since I returned to help others from 1974. I have violated no laws or harmed any one. You enjoy your peace and security because of kids giving their lives, yet for your peace and security you scorn Veteran’s.

The perfect example is my case. You all believe that I am a social out cast. You all refuse to even acknowledge my torture. You believe the social and economic discrimination to silence my free speech by trusted judges and government officials is justified. I volunteered to help people that I did not know because they asked. Judge Peter Fauver violated the law 29 or more times to intentionally harm U.S. citizens. He did this to protect the Madbury selectmen. The NH governor used the State police to intimidate my family, the courts to put me in jail, while a NH congress woman was using my VA medical as a weapon to silence my free speech. The NH Supreme court refused to hear a case that exposed a Judge as a criminal. The public scorns or ignores my situation because the newspapers only print the government statements to harm my character in the public eye. Judges and Government officials violate the law and Constitution and I a disabled Veteran have no way to stop it. Is not this the perfect example.

Suicide by Veterans is what you (the Public) deem socially unacceptable. Think of the bright, hard working child that left to enter the military. Think of the many socially unacceptable, homeless, alcoholic, drug addicted, economic depressed or just useless Veterans that never make it to return. Some seem to make it but imagine what haunts them every second of every day deep in their minds. Peace and security comes at a price.

You have no idea how much I want and need to die. You have no idea how close that I come each day. I struggled every day while over there just to have a chance to see what living in the U.S. was like. I continue today because I can not let what so many over the history of this nation gave their lives for be for not. I am a Veteran and I hope you realize that Veterans are a part of your society also.

Written by Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217