Head of Missouri Veterans Commission Resigns After COVID-19 Report
U.S. Air Force Veteran Robert Aucoin, 78, arrives at the main lobby inside Soldiers' Home in Holyoke for his COVID-19 vaccine dose in Holyoke, Mass., Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen/The Republican via AP)
2 Jan 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The chairman of the Missouri Veterans Commission resigned after releasing an investigative report that criticized the commission for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 140 lives at seven veteran nursing homes since September.
Tim Noonan told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Thursday that he was resigning, citing comments Gov. Mike Parson made this week about the veterans and the commission.