Posted on May 3, 2016
95 Years of Corruption: The VA's Brutal History - In Military
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Before we jump in, I want to make absolutely clear that the VA is full of amazing, compassionate people who extract real joy from helping our nation’s veterans. In fact, many VA employees are themselves, veterans. Having said that, the Department of Veterans Affairs has a dark history of scandal, fraud and controversy.
The purpose of this article is not to act as a scathing indictment of the VA; instead, we should learn from the agency’s past mistakes in order to forge better outcomes for the men and women who have answered the call of duty. And it is our duty, as Americans, to hold such agencies accountable in its failings.
The purpose of this article is not to act as a scathing indictment of the VA; instead, we should learn from the agency’s past mistakes in order to forge better outcomes for the men and women who have answered the call of duty. And it is our duty, as Americans, to hold such agencies accountable in its failings.
95 Years of Corruption: The VA's Brutal History - In Military
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Every time someone's had a bad experience with the VA I count myself to being pretty lucky because I never had a real problem with them.
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PO2 Lester Sullivan
Well, couldn't vote you down, but then you must not have been on those di3 1st waiting list, yet.
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I appreciate your professionalism and balance in your post here. Agree 100%.
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At VA, we like to cite President Lincoln's quote, which serves as our department motto, "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan." I like that we have a motto that summarizes the crux of what we are striving to achieve but, I feel that it is a bit outdated at this point. We all know what VA does. What our motto should be reflecting is how we do it. I tend to think that the quote by General Omar Bradley would better serve us now, "We are dealing with veterans, not procedures. With their problems, not ours." I work with that quote in mind every day. Of course, I also work with the burden of 95-years of mismanagement on my mind as well. That's why I always encourage folks to speak positively about VA, when appropriate.
Thanks for the balanced read, SSgt ODonnell. That was my reminder for the day that we still have a lot of work left to do.
Thanks for the balanced read, SSgt ODonnell. That was my reminder for the day that we still have a lot of work left to do.
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