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http://vet4vets.blogspot.com

This a Blog chronicals life as a 100 percent disabled Veteran....the day to day challenges, and helps other disabled veterans navagate the VA Healthcare System. This blog will also review new Marine Corps Policies as well as keeping an eye out for what the Obama Administration is or isn't doing for American Veterans.

Recent Posts

  • Balance.......A Series-Part I

    Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 09:09

    When I tell people that I am a 100 percent Disabled Veteran and that I have awarded a full military pension they nearly always say the same thing........"You are sooooo lucky"! When I hear this response, I immediately think if these people only knew...

  • Veterans and a Balanced Life........A Series

    Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 14:19

    As a Disabled Veteran who has long strived for a balanced life, I am creating a week long series of Blog entries on creating a "Balance" while living with PTSD and other Anxiety Disorders. It has taken me many years to achieve a balanced life while ...

  • Not Just Another Day in September

    Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 10:12

    I didn't think I would be emotional today, but I was very wrong! Eight years ago today I woke up, turned on the news, and learned that America was under attack! I was glued to the television for the next 72 hours, and in no small way, me and Americ...

  • National Suicide Prevention Week!

    Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 12:49

    Many statistics are maintained on Veteran's........many are mundane and bureaucratic; however, the most alarming statistic is the fact that 18 American Veterans commit suicide each and every day here in America! That's 6,552 Veterans a year that hav...

  • Home Depot Says "No" Thank You!

    Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 14:46

    I have always felt that one of the perks of being in the military and a Disabled Veteran are the nominal discounts that businesses offer on a regular basis. It's not that I feel that we're special or that we have some sense of entitlement; however,...

  • Once a Marine......Always a Marine?

    Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 21:16

    For me, it was a very sad day when I left the Marine Corps; after all, I had already served 11 years in my beloved Corps. However, in my heart I was angry because the organization that I had dedicated my life to didn't want me any longer. I had inv...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 3.00 out of a possible 5 based on 3 comments.

1 stars JD92840

This Mr. Sprague, is promoting a NON-PROFIT organization which there is absolutely NO listing with the IRS.

A nonprofit must be registered in each state in which they will be asking for money. There is a Unified Registration Statement accepted in 36 states and the District of Columbia; Maryland and Virginia also accept this format.

There are several exceptions for organizations who do not need to apply for their D.C. charitable registration solicitation:



• You are an organization who receives less than $1,500 per year in contributions.

• You are a church or religious organization than has tax exempt status under Section §501 of the Internal Revenue Code. You must also have registered your tax exempt status with the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

• Your organization only makes solicitations for money among members of your organization.

He has personally SLANDERED 4 people on his website.

We have filed complaints with the AG in MO, the FBI Crimes unit, the Sectretary of State.

His MO is if you don't see eye to eye with him, and refuse to allow HIS message to go out to your groups membership, then you're a coward, unpatriotic and a scammer!

Posted: October 5th, 2009 | Report This Comment

3 stars Robert E Sprague JR.

Robert E. Sprague, Jr.
Voice For The Veterans and Their Families
700 S. Main St.
Fredericktown, MO 63645
Phone (406) 291-3470
robertsprague@yahoo.com
____________________________________________

Dear Friend,

For the past three months I have been working fiercely and steadily to try to make life better for all U.S. Veterans and their families by trying to create a bill that will drastically improve their health care and ultimately their quality of life. Up until now, the cost involved in this endeavor has been my sole responsibility. I have spent thousands of my own dollars trying to make a difference. I have pleaded and begged for the support of my country and my fellow Veterans to no avail. I always get a pat on the back and “You hang in there” and “I’m behind your cause 100%” but never a real endorsement or a donation to help see this bill through to Washington DC. So many Veterans are complaining that we need these changes but no one seems to be willing to make an effort.

Today I am at a critical stage of this process and I just cant go any further until I can get the support of my fellow Veterans, their families, and everyone else out there who would like to see this bill succeed. It’s very hard for me to ask for donations when times are already so tough for the majority of America. But that is exactly what I am doing now. I need your support in any way that you can give it, whether it be donations or written endorsement.

PLEASE consider taking the time to make a difference and help me get this bill to Washington. I have an account for donations set up at:

Enough Is Enough
c/o First State Community Bank
713 W. Main St.
Fredericktown, MO 63645
(573) 783-7232

Or, you can send me a written endorsement to the address at the top of this letter or by email. On behalf of all US Veterans and their families, thank you for your generosity.

Sincerely,
Robert E. Sprague, JR.


Voice For The Veterans and Their Families

Hi My name is Robert E. Sprague, Jr. and I am the official voice for the American Veterans and their Families.

I am trying to get my word out and I hope that you can find it in your hearts to help me out in any way that you can. Below is just some of what I have put out to grab peoples attention on just the basics of what I am trying to do. The attention this is starting to generate is heart warming. This is something I truly believe in. And every single Veteran that I have spoken to through the years has given to me their blessing to try and make a change for us the American Veterans and our Families. I gave each and every one my word and my hand shake. To do everything in my power as a disabled American Veteran with the right help to make a change that will benefit the whole country.

I now have sponsors growing across this great nation to help me help the American Veterans and their Families get the changes we deserve. We have fought and died to make our country safe and free and we can no longer except inadequate medical care. We deserve more from our government. In my 29 years of being a disabled Veteran, going through all the nightmares that the VA medical system has put me through, I have had the opportunity to speak to and to listen to many veterans just like myself. I had no idea how starved the rest of the Veterans and their Families of this great country are for someone to listen to their wants and their needs and truly care about what they are saying. Every one asks the same question. Why do we not have a strong voice to stand up for our rights?

Well HERE I AM!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! I am here for one job and one job only. To sit down with a strong legal team and draft out a bill By the American Veterans and their Families for the American Veterans and their Families. And it will be hand delivered to Washington DC BY US, The American Veterans and our Families.

I understand our elected officials can’t afford to focus on only one issue at a time. I know that they are constantly being pulled in every direction. But I can no longer allow the people that we voted into office to ignore the voices of US the American Veterans and our Families. The politicians of this country are voted into office to work for and with us the American people, and to help better our way of life. I am not running for office. I have my own office and only one job to do. To get this bill to Congress. And with the voices of my fellow Veterans and their families, we can and we will make a change. By making these changes we can only strengthen our country.
 
What I truly need is your backing and your support for us, the American Veterans and Our Families. I need all the help that I can get to do my job right. I have been getting a lot of support all across this great country . I am now talking for thousands of my fellow Veterans and their Families. I am doing the job that they are asking me to do. Please Join us in our quest for change.

Hi I am a 29 plus year disabled Veteran and this is my basic plan for change. First of all is common sense. From here on in its just plain and simple English.

I find myself unable to sleep at night thinking of the nightmares that my fellow Veterans go through every day, caught up in our VA medical system. Not only are the Veterans suffering but their Families are on the front lines seeing and going through everything the Veteran goes through and more. The families are the ones who have to tend to the every day needs and watch in helplessness as veterans struggle with life after military service. For this I find myself in tears. I can no longer let this go on knowing that I have a way that can help our Veterans and their Families. Not only will it benefit us the Veterans, but the rest of our country as well.

Give each and every veteran and qualified Family members a medical card . So he or she can go to any public medical facility for treatment in the USA and it’s providences and they will not be turned down for any reason. The government will foot the bill. That also includes covering their medications. This also gives the veterans the ability to choose their own doctors. No longer will we need the use of the VA medical system and the nightmares and red tape that goes along with it.

This bill will actually create more jobs in the medical field, not take away from it. If Veterans are using private doctors and hospitals, there is going to be a bigger demand for medical staff. This also means less waste by eliminating all of the programs that do not work. That will allow us to save millions of dollars that can be put back into the private sector. And help towards the advancement of medical research.
All Veterans programs will be the same across the country no matter what state you live in. No more allowing each state to choose for the Veterans what programs we need. WE NEED THEM ALL. No matter what state you come from we should have access to them all, NO exceptions.

We need to have complete accountability on all of the money that has been set aside just for these programs and make sure that the money is not going to other projects or getting tied up some where along the line.

These are just a few of the basics of the plan on which I am structuring my fight on. If I can get interviews arranged, I can go into more of the details of this plan and how it can be implemented to save hundreds of thousands of our Veterans’ lives and in the mean time save millions of wasted government dollars that can be put back into the private sector of our country.

I am trying to give the rights back to you, the veterans and your families of this great Country. WE NEED A BILL THAT IS WRITTEN AND DELIVERED BY THE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. Help me draft out this bill by providing your thoughts and your needs to me. We need the heart and souls of the American people in this bill. That’s what it is going to take for this bill to work and to be implemented into law. I need you to help me help you get what we the American Veterans and our families have earned by making our country safe and free. I need you to help me write this bill, OUR BILL from US the American Veterans and our Families, and present it to congress. We can no longer accept NO for an answer. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. The time for this drastic change is now. We can no longer wait. I am asking for the help of my fellow Veterans and their Families to take this battle to Washington DC. So We can put together the strongest legal team that We can. So that the US government can no longer ignore the demands for change that will improve the quality of life for all veterans and their Families.
 
This is not just a whim. This is something that has been bothering me for years. I have put many years of thought and common sense into trying to come up with ways to change all the wrongs of the VA medical system. And it comes down to only one thing to do. If it’s not working for us the American Veterans, then get rid of it. And come up with a working plan that can and will work for the American Veterans and our Families. With the rest of my country behind me, we can make the changes that need to be made. We can settle for nothing less. This is a government mess that should have been cleaned up decades ago. I need a team that can take my words and translate them into a language that the politicians understand. And put their language into words that we the American people can understand. In plain and simple English. I need help from you and a good legal team so all that we are asking for will not get tied up with legal mumbo-jumbo that can go on for years. We cannot allow such pettiness to stop us from our goal. Too many Veterans are dieing every day from bad VA medical care. We do not have any more time for government red tape.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. We need this bill passed. Help me help you get this done.
These changes are a long time coming and I can make a change with your help.
 
I need your input, I need your stories.
Please Email me at: robertsprague@yahoo.com
Or call me at. Ph.# 406-291-3470

Mail me your comments or concerns at:
Robert E. Sprague, Jr.
700 S. Main ST.
Fredericktown, MO 63645

Donations can be made to:
Enough Is Enough
c/o First State Community Bank
713 W. Main St.
Fredericktown, MO 63645
(573) 783-7232

This is a nonprofit organization.

Please visit my internet site at.
http://voicefortheveterans.tripod.com/

In order to accomplish the goals set forth by this organization, the need for funding is very real. If every American Veteran were to donate $1.00 to this cause, we would have the ability to fight for amazing changes in the lives of all Veterans and their families. Your input is so very important and valuable in creating this bill. But your dollars are the necessary help that we need to put your input to work for you and your families. These changes are a long time coming and I Can make a change with Your help and Support.

All Donations will be used solely for the purpose of getting this Bill Passed and put into Law.

Unused funds from this campaign will be used to further the causes to help Our Homeless Veterans and their Families.

Posted: September 10th, 2009 | Report This Comment

cedricrice

5 stars Cedric Rice

very well done

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