Afghanistan: ‘this is our Vietnam,’ says Stogran

Vets Ombud Pat Stogran says our soldiers in Afghanistan face same neglected fate as U.S. vets from Vietnam war unless Canada radically changes how it cares for its soldiers.

Canada's Veterans Ombudsman Pat Stogran says psychologically and physically disabled Canadian veterans of the Afghanistan war face the same neglected fate that thousands of U.S veterans of the Vietnam War experienced unless Canada radically changes its attitude to care for former soldiers.

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