Email received (via chat) Sun, 18 Jan 2004 from a comrade

Is there a presidential candidate that is for veteran issues?

I've been going to the VA since 1968.  While it was never really there for Vietnam Veterans I am concerned for the new veterans who are coming home and will need VA services.  It's hard to think of how much lower the VA can sink.  I seldom get to see an actual doctor since they use nurses, medics and others for medical services.  I just had to wait 3 months to see a foot doctor. 

In the years that I have used the VA medical services I would say that the greatest accomplishment of the VA has been to drive entitled veterans away from receiving the services that the veterans pre-paid for with their military service.  One of the first things the government said when so many Gulf War vets were suffering from Gulf War syndrome was that they weren't going to do the same thing to them that they did to Vietnam Veterans....then they did.  My point of this little rant is that the VA medical centers are shells containing third rate medical care. 


Is there any candidate that is aware that there is a problem and willing to do something about it?


J Thompson  RTO   BRO   66-68

Another email Sun, 18 Jan 2004

Veterans & Supporters,
     I have been in communication with several of the Presidential hopefuls over the past few days.  Thus far none of them have shown or told me anything about the one issue that I speak of on a regular basis.  What???  Me, you and all the other veterans out there.

I was hoping that General Wesley Clark (henceforth referred to as Wes) would have made a difference but he is just like the others.  Allow me elaborate.

I have had the opportunity to be in Wes's presence twice during his presentations here in SC.  Not once did Wes ever mention a thing about those that worked with him/for him over those 34 years.  Yes, I know he has a different ball game now but to turn his back on those that served is a slap in the face.  I even asked him face to face what about veterans?  He came back with a response like, "That's in the works."  BS!!  Where does this leave me??  Don't know until I hear back from John Kerry's crew.

I possess a place for John Kerry to speak from and willing to set it up for him.  Maybe, this will be the answer to our/my next hopeful. 

Respectfully,

A. MORIN
 

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