Mayor Contends Program to Help Soldiers is 'Anti-Army'
by TChris
The mayor of Colorado Springs refuses to support a program that matches volunteer mental health counselors with soldiers who served in Iraq because, he says, the program’s supporters are “anti-war” and “anti-Army.” The two men who organized the program both served in Iraq. What’s anti-Army about their desire to help soldiers cope with the stress and trauma of war?
The mayor initially supported the program, but later flip-flopped.
Steve Robinson, executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center, which is underwriting the program, accused the mayor of pandering to military brass in Colorado Springs. “Someone convinced him that it was better to shoot the messenger than support the program,” Robinson said in a telephone interview Tuesday evening from Maryland.
The military contends that it provides adequate care on base, rendering the volunteers unnecessary. Program supporters fear that soldiers won’t seek help from the military because doing so might adversely affect their careers.
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