Our Mixed Message to Veterans on Memorial Day
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May 27 (Bloomberg) -- The Memorial Day commemoration todayhonors the 1.25 million Americans who have fallen for theircountry. It also affords an opportunity to show concern forliving service members, active and retired.
The picture is complex and contradictory. The U.S. militaryis more capable than ever, and well provided for despite threatsof mindless across-the-board spending cuts under the so-calledsequestration. At the same time, the armed forces are plagued bysoaring suicide rates, rising incidents of sexual assault andworn down by multiple tours of combat duty.