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 Vallarta Living | Veteran Affairs | February 2007 
U.S. Veterans in Puerto Vallarta
 David Lord - PVNN
| | Remembrance Day (Veterans Day) - Mazatlan, Mexico (Jerry Fitzpatrick) |
So the vacation to Puerto Vallarta is your getaway, your plan for a few days of relaxation before returning to the never-ending grind in North America. Mixing with those folks that live and work here are U.S. Veterans by the thousands.
Some U.S. Veterans have their future in America limited by disabilities, I am not speaking about access to movie theaters, or shopping, or those things that are consumer driven, but socially, it is a disaster for them.
They do not receive much consideration from anyone outside of their family, and after a year or so, even that dwindles each month by month. Their sacrifice is old news and they need to get on with their lives, right?
Life is not about access ramps and disabled parking spaces for the handicapped, so clue them into Puerto Vallarta. I am retired from the Marine Corps for combat wounds, I can tell you Puerto Vallarta is the best we can expect for living a whole life. Ironic that you have to leave the Country you fought the battle for, in order to have a social life, but that is the truth, as I see it.
You come back from war and you are trying to fit into your old life, with friends and family, but it does not work because your not the same person. The wounded person needs to have a way to reestablish themselves as a whole new person living with a disability.
One way is to make a clean break, leave all they have known, including family, friends and work. If married, it is very tough, but it is crucial to get enough space to become your new self. The wife and children can still love the old memory, but that is NOT adjusting to the new you.
This new you is a seed that must grow on its own, become what it will, and be loved for what it is. Even the family must let go and give you the space to grow back in whatever you are becoming.
Your old friends will not know you now as the person who went to war, only as the damaged person that is blocking their easy path with your disabilities. After all, those new metallic blue legs are such a distraction for those that were smart enough not to go.
The cost of relocation should be the responsibility of the Veterans Administration, just as the artificial limb is. When you screw up someone's life forever by sending them to a war that U.S. Citizens and U.S. Congress alike approved, led by a President that beat the war drum time and time again, you owe disabled Veterans a new chance at life.
The Patriotic flag waving is great for the Citizen waving it, even better for the President that sent them there, encouraged to show his face while hiding behind those so called "tough decisions" of war.
The Veteran's loss of a limb is actually loss of life as you planned it. Some will say "Get over it." This phrase may apply when you have been dumped by a lover, lied to by a friend or used by a boss at work - but not when you blew off a limb or have severe brain trauma from an I.U.D.'s you had the guts to face while serving America.
My report below attest to the fact that many men and some women are living a disabled life as a result of their service to America. They have the right to recover as much of a life as can be attained. I, David Lord, believe that it is possible in Puerto Vallarta.
The number of veterans using VA for prosthetics, sensory aids and related services has increased more than 70% since 2000 - from $532 million in 2000 to $1.3 billion in 2006.
I am voice for the resettlement of U.S. Veterans to Puerto Vallarta. We live in Puerto Vallarta on our limited income, having both medical and monthly checks, so we are the privileged.
We do not need to be rich, we have enough to live a rewarding and interesting life on what would be considered poverty in the USA. So when you return home and see a man or women veteran who because of disability is struggling, give them my email address: david.lord@yahoo.com.
You will be doing them a great service, as I process the claims for any future problems and provide access to their medical coverage. I am proud to do this at no charge, because the U.S. Veteran is entitled to every possible government benefit that I can find, giving a quality of life not possible elsewhere.
All family members or Veterans are welcome to call me toll free from America at home 1 (866) 834-8531 in the evenings. Be sure to watch for the premier of www.veteranslaw.org, it is being constructed and will include all past articles.
 David Lord served in Vietnam as combat Marine for 1st Battalion 26th Marines, during which time he was severely wounded. He received the Purple Heart and the Presidential Unit Citation for his actions during the war in Vietnam. In Mexico, David now represents all veterans south of the U.S. border all the way to Panama, before the V.A. and the Board of Veterans Appeals. David Lord provides service to veterans at no fee. Veterans are welcome to drop in and discuss claims/benefits to which they are entitled by law at his office located at Bayside Properties, 160 Francisca Rodriguez, tel.: 223-4424, call him at home 299-5367, on his cell: 044 (322) 205-1323, or email him at david.lord@yahoo.com.
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