Birthday Wishes On Facebook Causes Page...

Facebook's Causes Wish is a new idea in social fundraising. Using the collective power of your friends and family, it's a fun and rewarding way to raise money for the causes you care about.

 

Hello, and thanks for checking out my Birthday Wish!

For my birthday on December 8th, I'm asking my friends and family for a special gift: help me raise $1000 for Code Orange...Helping Vietnam Vets suffering from Parkinsons.

I chose Code Orange...Helping Vietnam Vets suffering from Parkinsons because My father, Sgt. Jimmy McDaniel, Special Forces, Vietnam 1968 was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease about 5 years ago and it has been linked directly to him being exposed to Agent Orange while in Vietnam.

He JOINED the Army just out of high school and trained with the Marines so that he could become an Army Special Forces Platoon Sgt., he then spent 6 in the Army before being deployed to Vietnam as a Forwarding Observer for his unit. He went to do the job he signed up for when he JOINED the army, leaving me at the age 3 months old with my Mother alone for a year. He lost most of his hearing while there but never once has he regretted serving his country. As a matter of fact he volunteered to do another tour in Vietnam but was denied due to his hearing loss.

Well, 50 years later he is suffering more than ever all because he did what he had to do, he didn't ask why, he wanted to serve his country, he received the Bronze Star while there as well. My wish is that more research can be done for Parkinson's Disease and of course a cure can be found to relieve his symptoms and let him feel better, be happier and be healthy again before it is too late. Thank you for reading this and for your thoughts and support..

Please consider giving to my Birthday Wish, and together we can make it so that all of our Vietnam Veterans can enjoy their golden years healthy and happy. 

If you can't give now, I'd really appreciate if you'd share this page with your friends and family. Here is the link to my cause wish page http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/392851#

Thanks so very much,
Angie

I'm asking for $10, or as much as you can afford.
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UNBELIEVABLE... A statement from Mr. Obama today...

Re: statement from the President - bringing home our troops by the end of this year!

Today our "President" made a statement to this country and it was a bit insulting to me personally and I am sure to many, many more Americans.

Please see the link ( http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/21/remarks-president-ending-war-iraq ) for the complete statement, I will not post the entire thing here, but I am going to quote something he said in his statement and I have some comments for him. I hope someday he realizes exactly what these words meant to so many Veterans and their families.

"And as we welcome home our newest veterans, we’ll never stop working to give them and their families the care, the benefits and the opportunities that they have earned. "


My comments for this quote are as follows: First let me start with I have the up most respect for every veteran in our country.

1. There are so many Vietnam Veterans STILL waiting to be welcomed home!


2. Vietnam Veteran's and their families are STILL waiting for the care, the benefits and the opportunities they earned 50 years ago!


3. Our Vietnam Veteran's gave their all then and are giving even more now with their health and suffering due to Agent Orange exposure!

Senate approves COLA increase for disabled Veterans!

First Cost Of Living increase for disabled Veterans in two years!

The Senate moved Wednesday night to make sure disabled veterans receive the same 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment as Social Security beneficiaries and military retirees, but in typical congressional fashion it’s not yet a sure thing.

By voice vote, the Senate passed S 894, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Act of 2011, which directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to give disabled veterans the same increase on the same effective date as the rise in Social Security.

The result would be a 3.6 percent increase, effective Dec. 1 and paid in January, in veterans’ disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors, additional dependent compensation and clothing allowances for some veterans.

The House of Representatives passed its own version of the bill, HR 1407, on May 24. It has similar provisions, but the bill cannot be sent to the White House until the House and Senate pass the same legislation. Final passage won’t happen before next week because the House is in recess until this coming Monday.

Cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security, military retirement and federal civilian retirement are automatic, linked to annual changes in the Consumer Price Index. COLAs for disabled veterans are not automatic, because the House and Senate veterans committees refuse to relinquish the power of passing a COLA bill each year.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/10/military-cola-senate-approves-increase-for-disabled-veterans-102011w/

The Truth Regarding Pit Bull Fatal Attacks!

Think about the facts before you judge. Pit Bull Statistics are truthful, with no bias.

• According to the American Temperament Test Society, temperament evaluations of American Pit Bull Terriers shows that this breed has a very high passing rate of 82.6%.
• The average passing rate for the other 121 breeds of dogs in the tests: 77%.

Look at the facts below.  Pit Bulls have gone through so much, yet they’re still less likely to attack you then a Rottweiler, German Shepherd, or a Chow.  Pit Bulls are facing bans across the United States and across the world, yet society is to blame, because they’re the ones tearing the breed apart.   For many people, Pit Bulls are nothing more then an asset, for making money.  These people mass produce Pit Bulls, force them to fight for their lives, and when they lose their fight, they’re killed.  Many situations occur where the Pit Bull will be hung, electrocuted, shot, etc., yet THEY ARE THE ONES TO BLAME?  I find that a little contradicting dont you?

The Pit Bull breed makes up 5-9.6% of the United States dog population.  In 2007, there were above 72 million dogs in the United States provided by American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.  That’s between 3,600,000 and 6,912,000 Pit Bull breed dogs in the United States.

So, for our example we’ll take the average percent between 5 and 9.6, and use 7.3 percent, which would give an average estimation of the Pit Bull population in the United States.  That leaves us with 5,256,000 Pit Bulls.

Other dog populations (United States):

(estimation) Pit Bulls: 5,256,000

(estimation) Rottweilers: 900,000

(estimation) German Shepherds: 780,000

(estimation) Chows: 240,000

Fatal attacks by these breeds of dogs (1979-1998):

Pit Bulls: 66

Rottweilers: 39

German Shepherds: 17

Chows: 8

When we divide the population by the fatal attacks, we can get a percentage based on the dogs probability of fatally attacking a human.

Pit Bulls: .00125 %

Rottweilers: .00433 %

German Shepherds: .00217%

Chow: .00333%

WELL, it would seem the Pit Bull is at the bottom of the list. 4 times as many Rottweilers, 2 times as many German Shepherds, and 3 times as many Chows are involved in Fatal Attacks based on the population percentage. It is only logical that if there are more Pit Bulls there would be more attacks. Lets take a little less blame on the breed and put a little more blame on the people. Through all they’ve been through, the Pit Bull still triumphs.