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Veterans Transitional Center a {501 C 3}, would like to ask you to help give our nation's veterans and their families a hands up On September 10, 2011. We are asking both motorcycle clubs and businesses to join together for the first National Vets Thunder poker run to raise funds for a Veterans Transitional Center -

MCpl Elton Adams was born and raised in Roddickton, Newfoundland, Canada. At the age of seventeen Elton Adam enrolled inthe Canadian Forces. During his first six years was employed with the First Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Shilo Manitoba. While serving with this Regiment worked in both B and C batteries and ventured to Bosnia on Roto 7. It was also at this time hestarted to write his own music.

While with the Artillery he played and sang for the troops all of the time. In Bosnia his band, “Guns and Hose’s”(this was our band name because the Artillery had the big-guns and we practiced in a Fire hall—hose’s) opened up for the CANCON show. Domestically, he had a band called, Dirty Laundry and performed for almost all of the Regiments functions, private parties, and local bars. HPIM0190

he has served his country for over eight years and a Military Police-Officer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With only two years in the Military police trade received notification that he was to embark on a seven month tour to Afghanistan. Further, he would need to complete 8-months of work-up training in Edmonton before the tour began.

One of the songs Elton wrote, “What a Soldier Left Behind” was heard by his supervisors and the response was extremely positive. It lead to performing at our farewell parade on January 17th 2008. There were over 2000 personnel present for the parade, both soldiers and their families. The song became and is still growing into a big hit amongst the Canadian Forces community. Elton was presented with my Colonel and General’s commendation for the song.

“On March 20th 2008, I performed, “What a Soldier Left Behind”, in Afghanistan with Canada’s beloved rock band, Blue Rodeo, at our “support the troops” concert, again the response was incredible. Elton received General Hillier’s, (our retired Chief of Defence Staff) commendation and I received many thank-you’s from my fellow soldiers, civilian employees and retired NHL Players (Doug Gilmour sent me a signed jersey) who were present at the show. It was unforgettable. Now that I’m back from Afghanistan I have finished recording my first album at Denmark Productions and I have just signed a major deal with music distribution company Matchbox Recordings. Matchbox Recordings will be releasing my album in the UK on March 2, 2009. ” - Elton Adams

I’ve had many requests for the lyrics for this song so I have added them to the above YouTube video.

I was talking with Kay Kennedy one night online and she had said to me “Dave have you heard the song What a soldier left behind” at the time I hadn’t but thought I would go check it out. I did right away and the words hit me very hard as I have met many family members of fallen soldiers and see how this song would affect them if they heard it. I contacted Elton on Facebook and asked him if I could feature the video on my Thankasoldier.net web page and he gave me permisson to do so. It is now the video people see when they first visit the site. I have since became good friends with Elton and want to help him get his music out there.

Veterans make up approximately 12.7 % of the adult population of the United States of America - of which today those in uniform and in service to our country only make up about 1% of the adult population - 1% whose time in harms way has exceeded the time served by even the WW II veterans.

First because there are many veterans today who are serving time in prison which far exceed from 7 years to 2 1/2 times of a person who never served a day in uniform.

US Military Veterans have been getting deported since 1996...Non Citizen veterans or soldiers have served over 234 years since the founding of this Nation, and have fought in every conflict and war. These ladies and gentilmen have step up to the plate from the time of the Revolutionary through World War I - II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. Many of these vets come home only to be deported after serving honorably or during active duty also subject to being deported.

Many who are diagnosed with PTSD and other illness stemming from their service to this country, but non the less deported.

Currently there are over 40,000 non-citizen soldiers and 8,000 join the ranks yearly.

There are over 3,000 to 30,000 veterans deported around the World.

When there is less then twelve (12%) percent of the adult population who served in uniform - Some of which made up with these same veterans and active duty military.. Didn't they earn the right for our country to take a look at them for paying a price for citizenship?

What you do with this information is up to you - to me those who served in uniform honorably desire better - A lot better

The evidence of record must show the claimed disability was incurred during military service. The medical evidence provided by the veteran and/or the service department must show the claimed disability. If the disability pre-existed service, such as a leg condition, the evidence must show that the condition became worse during military service.

If service medical records show the claimed disability exists, then it must be determined how disabling the condition is today. The claimant usually under goes a medical examination at the nearest VA Medical Center. The examining doctors report is then sent to the Regional Office for review.

The rating specialist then consults a rating schedule (See Chart Below) The findings will then be compared to the descriptions given to the various percentages. The percentage, which is closest to the examining physician's findings, will be given as an evaluation of the disability. VA disability benefit valuations are rounded to the closest 10%.

If a veteran is found to have more than one disability (each of which is considered at least 10% disabling) they will apply a rating schedule for a combined evaluation. Note: Individual disabilities are not added together to give a final percentage.

For example: A veteran may have 3 disabilities: arm, leg, and psychological. And each disability is rated 50% disabling. The veteran is not evaluated as 150% disabled. Each percent is applied to the remaining healthy percent.

When the arm condition is considered, the veteran is now 50% disabled and 50% healthy.

Next the 50% evaluation of the leg is applied to the healthy 50% and he/she is considered 75% disabled and 25% healthy.

As evaluations rounded to 10% increments the veterans evaluation is now rounded to 80% disabled and 20% healthy.

The 50% psychological condition is then applied to the remaining 25% healthy. As the previous combined evaluation was 75% and was rounded to 80%. He/she is now 88% disabled.

The 88% evaluation is then rounded to a final figure of 90% disabled and 10% healthy.