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Duration: 06:14 minutes Upload Time: 2007-03-15 15:46:40 User: ThePatriotsMaxim :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: Marine Cpl. Jonathan J. Shulze, 25, New Prague, Minn Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson, who testified before the House Appropriations Committee, has been met with tough questioning on Capitol Hill about the VA's proposed budget and, in particular, about the case of a decorated Iraq war veteran who took his own life after being put on a waiting list for in patient mental health. Members of House and Senate committees on veterans affairs say the story of Marine Private Jonathan Schulze, 25, of Stewart, Minn. , stands as a tragic example of how the federal government is under funding the VA, which they believe is straining to provide for wounded veterans. Schulze, who was the recipient of two Purple Hearts for his service during a tour of duty near Fallujah in 2004, packed his bag on Jan. 11 and tried to check himself into a psychiatric unit in St. Cloud, Minn. , telling the in take counselor he was suicidal. He was turned away, his family said, and placed 26th on a waiting list for a 12-bed specialized psychiatric unit for post-traumatic stress disorder, a sometimes debilitating mental illness triggered by memories of war. It is plaguing an estimated 1 in 5 veterans returning from Iraq. Schulze's father, James, and stepmother, Marianne, who were with him when he tried to be admitted, insist he told in take officials twice that he was suicidal — in person Jan. 11, and the next day over the phone. Four days later, Schulze hanged himself with a household extension cord in the basement of a New Prague, Minn., apartment where he was living temporarily with a war buddy, Major Eric Satersmoen. Satersmoen , 25, said he tried unsuccessfully to help Schulze navigate the bureaucracy of the VA on many occasions and was with him when he made a phone call on Jan. 2 informing his primary care physician at the VA that he was suicidal. Satersmoen remembers that he was told he would not get a bed in a unit until March due to overcrowding. Marine Cpl. Jonathan J. Schulze died 01/16/07. |
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| alrozz ::: Favorites 2008-01-04 18:13:51 A Veteran Affairs field examoiner told me if I take a gun and shoot myself that is the only way my wife will see any money from my fiduciary account. WTF?? Why can't VA rule me competent and let me manage my own affairs is beyond me. I fight them to this day. __________________________________________________ | |
| ashmadnat57 ::: Favorites 2008-01-03 09:45:22 Great countries are like great men--they keep their word. Its time for us to stop the political crap and take care of the men who defend our country... __________________________________________________ | |
| DurkaDurkaMahamajaha ::: Favorites 2007-12-20 19:11:41 sorry for the familys lost. I've been hering storys like this from vietam vets,gulf war vets and now iraq vets. Semper Fi. __________________________________________________ | |
| Xeogt ::: Favorites 2007-11-16 19:39:02 For his service to your military leadership. You stand corrected. __________________________________________________ | |
| oldafnco ::: Favorites 2007-11-12 15:50:54 Cpl Schulze succumbed to injuries sufferied during war in service to his country. That his injuries were not from a bullet or bomb did not make them less fatal. Youn warrior, you died a hero for your service to freedom and liberty. You are remembered today Veterans Day 2007 and will be remembered for 5000 generations. Smper Fi, Sir. Rest until that last formaiton, I will see you there. __________________________________________________ | |
| Phillipdmind ::: Favorites 2007-11-11 12:47:18 Semper Fi, Marine. __________________________________________________ | |
| LaylaMisun ::: Favorites 2007-11-03 01:21:48 I got a better idea, take one of the 7 or is it 12 trillion dollars now that bush has wasted on giving to his rich buddies and using it for our soldiers. __________________________________________________ | |
| RonPaulTheOnlyChoice ::: Favorites 2007-10-09 21:51:28 Thank God you came back from Nam, sir. You have my UPMOST RESPECT!!! RON PAUL for President in '08. He's the only choice. Check him out. Thank you, sir. __________________________________________________ | |
| FarsightXR ::: Favorites 2007-09-26 17:47:49 ... because he was forced to go to war. __________________________________________________ | |
| Crooked56 ::: Favorites 2007-09-18 01:44:13 Everybody needs to recognize the ongoing problems that we as a people are going to see from our brothers and sisters coming home with untreated psychological illnesses. Its Vietnam all over again and we are going to have a lot of homeless, drugged out, crazy or all of the above type of individuals coming back to the states. This is what happens when you close your eyes, cover your ears, and let the powers that be speak for you. __________________________________________________ | |
| kingtoruk ::: Favorites 2007-09-14 00:35:04 I can only guess that they expect persons of the caliber of a trained US Marine to buck up and deal with life. But this guy had already been on numerous drugs that should've helped, with no improvement. It only goes to show that no matter how over taxed we are to ridiculously over fund ANY program -no matter the administration in power- is a waste of time. We've GOT to come up with a free-enterprise, private sector solution to problems like this. __________________________________________________ | |
| beagleheadfred ::: Favorites 2007-09-07 03:06:59 This poor solider God rest his soul!! __________________________________________________ | |
| homeborn ::: Favorites 2007-09-06 19:30:13 Fuck Bush dead __________________________________________________ | |
| inhumanity80 ::: Favorites 2007-07-31 19:05:37 You're a dick. __________________________________________________ | |
| inhumanity80 ::: Favorites 2007-07-31 19:05:02 Cut off the WELFARE WHORES and develop more hospitals for these soldiers!!!! GET THE PRIORITIES STRAIGHT!!! __________________________________________________ | |
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