The Department of Defense has received backlash for spending taxpayer money to pay professional sports teams to do patriotic displays with veterans when what vets really need is better healthcare, jobs and affordable housing. In addition, the Death Penalty Information Center recently released a report revealing that about 300 U.S. veterans are currently on death row in prisons across the nation because the justice system has failed to take into account the impact PTSD and other mental issues can have when they return from combat.

In light of Veterans Day, we’ll question whether we are neglecting out vets from the services that they deserve.