Nowadays, many Arizonans get Martin Luther King Jr. Day off towards the end of January, but Arizona was the last state in the country to make MLK Day a state holiday, which caused some controversy for the state. Here's what you should know about what happened.
people are reeling from the resignation of the secretary of the va and what they see as the mistreatment of this nation s veterans. and at grandson s where folks flock to chow down and chat, they are steaming. i think it s just a message that we don t care. you know, we understand you went over there, you served our country, you done your job, but, you know, now that you re back home, we don t care. reporter: richelle james husband was deployed a year in iraq. she says the va is overwhelmed, understaffed, and that the departure of general shinseki solves little. i think he s just a figurehead. i don t think he s the actual problem. reporter: and as the longest wars in our nation s history slowly wind down, they ask, isn t that when soldiers need the va most? jane bell s son is in the navy. if they understood what military families go through since iraq and afghanistan and
the va and what they see as the mistreatment of this nation s veterans. and at grandson s where folks flock to chow down and chat, they are steaming. i think it s just a message that we don t care. you know, we understand you went over there, you served our country, you done your job, but, you know, now that you re back home, we don t care. reporter: richelle james husband was deployed a year in iraq. she says the va is overwhelmed, understaffed, and that the departure of general shinseki solves little. i think he s just a figurehead. i don t think he s the actual problem. reporter: and as the longest wars in our nation s history slowly wind down, they ask, isn t that when soldiers need the va most? jane bell s son is in the navy. if they understood what military families go through since iraq and afghanistan and honestly truly cared what they
the country and found grave concerns, as you might imagine, about the future of the u.s. military and how we care for our troops at home. it is today s meeting america. reporter: fayetteville, north carolina, is army through and through. it s neighbor fort bragg is home to more soldiers than any other base in the country and today people are reeling from the resignation of the secretary of the va and what they see as the mistreatment of this nation s veterans. and at grandson s where folks flock to chow down and chat, they are steaming. i think it s just a message that we don t care. you know, we understand you went over there, you served our country, you done your job, but, you know, now that you re back home, we don t care. reporter: richelle james husband was deployed a year in iraq. she says the va is overwhelmed, understaffed, and that the