They Fought for Freedom. Now the American Dream Is Out of Reach

This Veterans Day, we must not forget veterans on the registry or the families beside them.

Florida Action Committee has shared how registry rules can affect veterans and their families. The Havok Journal has covered these issues, too. Finding a home, getting care, and visiting a military base can become hard.

These rules can reach the whole family. A spouse may struggle to find care. Children may miss time with a parent or parents stuggle obtain proper medical identification cards for them or dependants. A family may lose a path to stable housing. Each closed door affects real people.

Our Veterans Day video brings these stories and rules together. While the rules differ by location and program, their effects can be felt around the world. We must stand together, united, so our voices are heard against this injustice. Not just Veterans but all voices everyone matters!

A military installation is not under attack when an employee passes through a checkpoint. That does not change simply because the employee is on a registry. Same goes for someone trying to get medical or medications. Many people who work on military installations have served our country. Others seeing help medically served so earn that entitlement access. Why is there such a strong push to exclude people who volunteered to protect our rights?

A study by Thomas Byrne and colleagues looked at veterans screened for housing instability from 2012 to 2016. After adjusting for other factors, veterans identified on sex offense registries had nearly three times the odds of reporting homelessness compared with other veterans. The study shows an association with the label.

As a former service member and retiree, I am heartbroken by the number of veterans facing homelessness while carrying the label of the registry.

Think, too, about the people without a home who must keep their devices charged while staying at an approved overnight location. Some rely on solar power, battery packs, or the kindness of local businesses that let them use an outlet. They never know what the next day may bring.

You are not forgotten. You have a voice, and the Florida Action Committee will help make it heard. We stand with everyone affected by unconstitutional registry laws and remember with unity comes change.

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