After serving stateside during the Vietnam War, Sidney Patterson found himself sleeping in cars, abandoned buildings and other sites he wasn’t proud to call home. Homeless off and on for 14 years, he finally found stability in 1990 with the help of a church and the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which instructed him as to the kinds of VA services he would qualify for, from .
the mayo china linic. folks there will tell you the minneapolis v.a. is one of the best in the world. quality care in many cases is world class. but there are issues where there are more nurses and physicians put on the floor or were there more middle management people? i am proud of the record, whether it be the gi bill or adding more veterans with agent orange claims into the system. but if one veteran waits for care, you re not going to be able to get credit for that until we attempt to make it. there are huge issues that we move forward on but this one stymies it. that s what frustrates me, chuck, is all that good gets overshadowed when that happens. and the bad here are able to taint the good work of the thousands of other v.a. employees who are every day
it certainly does. that was more of the town hall meeting in arizona designed to let veterans and families talk about concerns over this scandal. people were so upset it was scheduled for an hour, it ran four times that long. supporters who have firsthand experience with the va. thank you for being here. thank you. that story waiting two months after beiing diagnosed, unfortunately, some of you had experiences. you re the captain of the u.s. air force reserves, had a back injury in the navy. tell us about your experience in the minneapolis va. absolutely, thank you for having us. injured over 20 years ago in the navy. got out, never thought i would be back in. i went back into the air force after 9/11. after the last 11 years, the back has gotten worse where in the last two years, it s to the point where i need additional help. i filed my claim toward the
it certainly does. that was more of the town hall meeting in arizona designed to let veterans and families talk about concerns over this scandal. people were so upset it was scheduled for an hour, it ran four times that long. supporters who have firsthand experience with the va. thank you for being here. thank you. that story waiting two months after beiing diagnosed, unfortunately, some of you had experiences. you re the captain of the u.s. air force reserves, had a back injury in the navy. tell us about your experience in the minneapolis va. absolutely, thank you for having us. injured over 20 years ago in the navy. got out, never thought i would be back in. i went back into the air force after 9/11. after the last 11 years, the back has gotten worse where in the last two years, it s to the point where i need additional help. i filed my claim toward the
to have items taken care of. it certainly does. that was more of the town hall meeting in arizona designed to let veterans and families talk about concerns over this scandal. people were so upset it was scheduled for an hour, it ran four times that long. supporters who have firsthand experience with the va. thank you for being here. thank you. that story waiting two months after beiing diagnosed, unfortunately, some of you had experiences. you re the captain of the u.s. air force reserves, had a back injury in the navy. tell us about your experience in the minneapolis va. absolutely, thank you for having us. injured over 20 years ago in the navy. got out, never thought i would be back in. i went back into the air force after 9/11. after the last 11 years, the back has gotten worse where in the last two years, it s to the point where i need additional help. i filed my claim toward the