tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post2063305965520884934..comments2022-11-03T16:24:25.838-04:00Comments on Legacy of War: Daughter of World War II veteranscarolsvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03334112717003545482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-6247451073832223702011-03-18T13:35:03.301-04:002011-03-18T13:35:03.301-04:00We have consulted with thousands of Veterans and t...We have consulted with thousands of Veterans and their surviving spouses on how to qualify for the Aid and Attendance pension. The pension has been in existence since 1952. Most do not know about it. Aid and Attendance is for those 65 and older in need of care either living in their home, assisted living or nursing home care. This tax free pension is worth from $1,056-$1,949 a month and directly Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269176309177901445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-62114376415064956932010-08-05T17:52:58.979-04:002010-08-05T17:52:58.979-04:00You are illustrating what many of us have realized...You are illustrating what many of us have realized - how our father's war took a toll on us and our family life. And the shame is that there never was sufficient help for the veteran and no concern at all about what the vet's children were experiencingcarolsvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-22292276197274714832010-08-05T01:15:41.366-04:002010-08-05T01:15:41.366-04:00I really need to add to this, something I have nev...I really need to add to this, something I have never done. My Dad, a POW in WWII, who had to hide being Jewish, came home crazy. He was given some type of therapy in which he was to write of all his experiences.He never recovered even though the military psych said he was OK. My childhood was completely dysfunctional and our entire family has been damaged. Dad is 85 and dying. My life has been a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-66478322799954233432009-10-30T01:28:45.325-04:002009-10-30T01:28:45.325-04:00I'm a daugther of a WWII Vet and also a neice ...I'm a daugther of a WWII Vet and also a neice of several WWII Vets. I grew up listening to my dad and uncles' war stories never realizing the silent demon that drove my dad's chaotic behavior and made my life and my mother and two brother's lives a living hell. We found out a few years ago that dad (still living)was diagnosised and suffers from PTSD. In my journey to heal from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-36864885016661000612009-09-19T22:08:50.628-04:002009-09-19T22:08:50.628-04:00I am also the daughter of a WWII veteran whose dea...I am also the daughter of a WWII veteran whose death lead me to discover a hidden VA Pension Benefit known as Improved Pension, which is a 3-tier Pension that includes, Basic, Housebound and Aid and Attendance. <br /><br />This is a Pension and not disability compensation. It can represent up to $23,000 annually to help pay for care. I filed on behalf of my mom as his widow, and got the Pension Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-40167430744214836342007-02-23T15:06:00.000-05:002007-02-23T15:06:00.000-05:00I looked at the Bataan death march site and was ap...I looked at the Bataan death march site and was appalled at the conditions the POWs endured and even more appalled that the myth created around WWII ignores most of these horrors experienced by our dads.carolsvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334112717003545482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-75554093349585779682007-02-22T02:56:00.000-05:002007-02-22T02:56:00.000-05:00My Dad was on the Bataan Death march, a POW for 3 ...My Dad was on the Bataan Death march, a POW for 3 1/2 years.<BR/>In his 60's the VA finally set up a POW support group which Dad joined. He had been against those who opposed the VietNam war until joining the group. <BR/>Through the group he discovered how the war had been run and why it was wrong.<BR/>He also became a different person after getting help for his PTSD, which he didn't know he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-88008516244378337232007-02-21T19:19:00.000-05:002007-02-21T19:19:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment. Alcohol was used so much ...Thanks for your comment. Alcohol was used so much by WWII veterans for self medication. My dad struggled with it, but luckily was a recovering alcoholic who ended up directing programs which helped those who were in the same situation with addictive behavior.carolsvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334112717003545482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174739149128081978.post-15955960017874419312007-02-20T15:23:00.000-05:002007-02-20T15:23:00.000-05:00I think you're onto something- my Dad glorified hi...I think you're onto something- my Dad glorified his WWII service as all making whiskey, drinking whiskey, gambling, stealing jeeps from the other services, and general "fun times". Then we got older and some of the truth came out- not much-<BR/>After he died we found letters to my Mother, about his waking from nightmares after returning from the Pacific. He was a lawyer with an undergrad. in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com