“A nation that does not honor it’s heroes will not long endure.” » Abraham Lincoln
“Unless something changes for them, the only way most of the deported veterans will be able to return to the United States is by dying.
By law, all military veterans (except those who have been dishonorably discharged) are entitled to burial in a national cemetery, and immigration laws don't apply to corpses.”
Bernie Sanders meets with deported veteran Hector Barajas.
This Memorial Day let’s not forget the many hundreds of veterans we’ve deported.
A US Veteran was deported to Afghanistan.
“There was a case of a deported United States veteran, who was sent back to Afghanistan,”
… Torres said. “If anybody was to find out that he was an American veteran, that's a death sentence in Afghanistan. It's sad that the most loyal people are being shunned away from this country. It's not right.”
» Marine veteran gains citizenship, advocates for deported veterans (Stars&Stripes May 22 2016)