Senator Murkowski holds hearing on care of returning soldiers
Fri, November 30, 2007
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories
Senator Lisa Murkowski listened to vets, VA and health care officials today in Anchorage during a field hearing on health care for soldiers returning from Kuwait and Iraq. Murkowski is vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. The hearing focused on the concern over access to health care for rural Vets.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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We have WWII and Vietnam vets in Bethel who could elaborate on the inadequate VA support in rural Alaska.
In June of 2006 I calculated the demographic impact of our Guard deployment. I urged *then*
# How do we integrate our veterans back into our time, space, culture? # What questions should we ask so we can be ready?
Oct 24, 2006 APRN (Talk of Alaska) discussed preparations with Dr Cindy Williams and Gen. Campbell. Gen Campbell said then that the deployment impacts could not be planned for– which is untrue, as Dr Williams illustrated. Gen. Campbell had never even considered the impact of that many deployments would have on home communities, much less the returning vets.
I hope Sen. Murkowski is able to get the Veterans Affairs coordinated with veterans and those who make veterans (the military). But I don’t understand why it takes so long even to hear of the issues involved.
Please be advised, our soliders are from across the united state’s because they are forced to travel to duty stations in Lower 48. Thus Leaving family and loved one in Alaska. That fact connects us to the World. Can some one in your admin. send me up-to-date imformation so I can help.