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Iraq, Afghanistan…pretty easy to find out how many lives have been lost, sacrifices made in these conflicts. But what about the other war most veterans and their families are unaware of? There’s no mobilization, no training for it, nothing can be done to prepare, no immunization, no p-tabs, and no weapon has been created to date allowing us to win, yet this war has been an active conflict for most of the last century. With no way to win, this war follows veterans into retirement, their bodies rapidly deteriorating into submission to this enemy.

Now we’re under a Commander-in-Chief who has broken a long-standing presidential tradition of paying respect to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice by presenting a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary. A president who once suggested veterans should pay for their own healthcare. Therefore, in honor of all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, and those who have served or are serving today, who are twice as likely to have to go to battle against ALS, please watch this video from last year’s ALS Advocacy day in Washington D.C.