The Veterans Revolution: Old Soldiers Refuse to Fade Away

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The Veterans Revolution

Old Soldiers Who Refuse to Fade Away

By Robert L. Rosebrock

For over a century, every generation of America’s citizenry protected and preserved the 388 acres of land in West Los Angeles that were deeded as a permanent National Home for America’s Military Veterans to convalesce and rehabilitate from defending our nation’s freedom.

Unfortunately, patriotic and moral responsibilities have changed over recent years as this hallowed land has been negotiated away with commercial and special interest deals, sometimes rent free, and always with the blessing of our elected public servants.

Heretofore, every generation respected this as a safe haven of privacy and quietude for Veterans to heal from war. Now, those who have benefited like no other generation from these heroic sacrifices want to use this hallowed land for their own selfish amusement and entertainment.  And they do it audaciously and irreverently under the guise of "honoring our veterans."

     

“Beauty, Honor, Country”
Veterans Park Conservancy (VPC), a non-profit community group in Brentwood recently obtained a no-bid, rent-free agreement with our federal government to build a public park on 16 acres of Veterans hallowed land. The parcel at the corner of Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards is arguably the most valuable on the West coast and estimated to be worth nearly a billion dollars. Yet, not one penny will go toward Veterans healthcare services at this largest VA Hospital in the nation.

veteransland_400Veterans will never forget VPC’s denigrating slur against “Duty, Honor, Country,” the time-honored creed of West Point and the watchword for all who serve in the military, when the group engraved “Beauty, Honor, Country” in stone at their National Home.

Thanks to Col. Buzz Aldrin, a 1955 graduate of West Point and a distinguished exemplar of this highest code of service to our nation, he took swift action to have the degradation removed. 

Veterans also remember VPC’s inability to finance the “majestic wrought iron fence” they wanted to build alongside the National Home to beautify the entryway into Brentwood. Shamelessly, the group lured the VA into donating one million dollars of Veteran’s seriously needed healthcare money to help them complete the project.

A New Watchdog on Duty
Over the years, Veterans protested against this unrelenting invasion and occupation of their sovereign land, but to no avail. Now, a relentless alliance of fellow Veterans and patriotic community supporters have organized an honorable Veterans Revolution to take back this historic land and enforce the deeded promise and restore this century-old legacy.

Armed with nothing more than their unabashed loyalty, a 15-foot banner that says "Save Our Veterans Land," and a Document titled the "Declaration of Enforcement" to uphold the promise and principles of the Deed of 1888, they have faithfully gathered every Sunday for the past 28 weeks at the corner of Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards to defend their inherited land from Senator John P. Jones and Arcadia de Baker.

To Protect and Defend
These Veterans once pledged their own lives to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Now, they’ve pledged their Sundays and sacred honor to protect and defend the Deed of 1888 against those who seek to occupy this sacred land for profit or personal benefit. And they serve proudly not only for today’s fellow Veterans, but for future generations of America’s Military Veterans as well.

Support from Veterans Organizations
Once laughed at and ridiculed by the land grabbers and politicians as "a small minority" and "a handful of dissidents," these modern-day Revolutionaries have secured the support of the California American Legion’s 150,000 members, the "Gathering of Eagles" and its 30,000 membership, the 5,500 members of the American G.I. Forum of California, and the 3,500 members of the National Veterans Coalition’s. And it’s only the beginning of their Revolution!

Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Veterans Revolution has garnered the interest and support of Vietnam War Veteran John Cox, Service Officer for District 8, of the California Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). John expresses serious concern about the land grabbing at the Veterans Home: “We are always interested in how our government and our elected representatives misuse or undermine Veteran’s Rights. So often we have to keep our government on track and not compromise those promised obligations. Many times local, state, or even Federal Government employees either take advantage of those rights, or exclude the Veteran all together.”

John further declared, “The VFW involvement will assist in giving the land to its rightful owners, and that is all Veterans who have served this country well and deserve the services promised from our stewards of this land and those who represent us within the government.  Anything else in regard to this hallowed land is simply unacceptable. The Veterans Revolution to save this land is certainly a timely and noble cause.”

"I Will Never Surrender"
Leading the Veterans Revolution are dedicated World War II and Korean War Veterans who are in their 70s and 80s, while the younger Revolutionaries are in their 50s and 60s and served during the Vietnam War.

These loyal patriots who once served in separate branches of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard while defending our national homeland, now stand shoulder-to-shoulder defending their own land at the National Veterans Home.

Always faithful to the Military’s Code of Conduct that "I will never surrender," they keep on fighting. And like their soldiering days of old, these old soldiers keep on winning!

The Veterans Revolution is a foundation to unite all Veterans Service Organizations to help make major changes at the National Veterans Home.  And the Declaration of Enforcement is the Document that can make those necessary changes.

We respectfully liken this cause to that of the founding of our great nation with the unification of the 13 Colonies to defend their new homeland through the Declaration of Independence and the subsequent American Revolution.

Correspondingly, our Mission is to unify all VSO’s to defend our National Veterans Home through the Declaration of Enforcement and the subsequent Veterans Revolution.

Veterans and the general public are invited to support and attend the Super Rally on Sunday, October 5th, 12:00 – 4:00 PM, which will unite Veterans from all around Southern California. The Rally Gathering will take place at the Northeast corner of Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards in Brentwood. 


ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Rosebrock is co-director of We the Veterans and a member of the American Legion Press Association. He can be reached via email at [email protected]

 

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U.S. Army, 1965-67, Schofield Barracks, Hqs., U.S Army, Hawaii. Director, The Veterans Revolution, Captain, the Old Veterans Guard, and Director, We the Veterans.