Articles in recent issues of Disabled American Veterans Magazine and American Legion Magazine report on efforts by members of Congress in favor of canceling enrollment in Veterans Affairs health care for 1.3 million veterans who fall in priority groups 7 and 8 — those who have no service-related disabilities and also are not poor, at least by prevailing government yardsticks. This action would adversely affect Iraq/Afghan veterans!
LETTER: Canceling Veterans Affairs benefits is unpatriotic
Monday, June 27, 2011 | 7:22 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:34 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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