VETERANS AFFAIRS: Justice should not be blind to our veterans

See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Dan McSweeneyBrooklyn DailyRecently, I was asked why veterans should receive special consideration and benefits from local and state government. Shouldn’t they be they looked after exclusively by the feds, in light of their contracts and service at that level?The short answer is no. Members of the military are drawn from our local communities. They make a conscious decision to leave home and serve, often overseas, often in harm’s way. The massiv