Above and Beyond: A Soldier’s Story
As Election Day and Veteran’s Day approach, let’s take some time to remember all our bothers and sisters in the military, both past and present. God knows they need our support of the citizenry when it’s become evident they don’t have a lot of support from politicians on both sides of the isle. I don’t want to politicize Veteran’s Day, so I won’t turn this into a rant.
Suffice to say, take the time to thank God for our brave soldiers, who face incredible challenges abroad, and sometimes even larger challenges when they return home. It’s because of them that we even have an Election Day this week. Honor the veterans by getting out and voting!
A plug for my friend, Scott, who will be featured in the documentary Above and Beyond: A Soldier’s Story, which will be airing this Saturday, November 10, at 8:00 on your local CW affiliate.
November 4th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
We have a military veteran friend who was honorably discharged during the Vietnam era. He served in the US Navy while having dual citizenship (Canadian/US). He was born in Canada and his family moved to New York when he was a child and became dual Canadian and US Citizens.
After discharge my friend worked in the US for over 3 decades, paying US taxes and Social Security. When it came time to retire and apply for his pension he was informed that the US Department of Homeland Security had revoked his US citizenship and did not recognize his Canadian citizenship.
The Social Security Administration will not begin his pension payments until his citizenship issue is resolved. He has been trying to work this matter through the VA, his local representatives in government (congressional level) and directly through the Social Security Office. No one seems to know what to do, who should take action and who has responsibility. The DHS will not reply to his inquiries. Any ideas?