The long time underfunding, as we continue to send our military into wars of choice and long occupations of others, of the Veterans Administration especially at times of these wars when the needs grow extremely rapidly, a decade now of these present two added to the previous decades, and the many needs of the VA system of care has thankfully been somewhat lessened by the scores of dedicated volunteers over these decades, from young to old, veterans to civilians. But it also shows the total lack of the whole country, especially through many of their representatives, served by the military veterans of unwilling want to actually put their words, symbols and descriptions of their patriotism of real support into actions and the public funding needed while not questioning the costs they pay of these wars.
May 19, 2012 - There’s a dire need for volunteers to help out at several Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Will Ackerman, spokesman for the V-A’s Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, says the vital corps of hundreds of volunteers absolutely help to keep the system running.
“We’re seeing a lot of our volunteers aging and certainly some of them are retiring or even passing away,” Ackerman says. “We’re really trying to encourage people of all ages, but especially some of our younger population, to get involved.” He says volunteers are needed for a number of services throughout the V-A health care system. read more>>>
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