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By Ben Rangel
President Obama will speak at a televised military town hall in Ft. Lee, Virginia on Wednesday to defend his record on veterans issues. So itās worth asking: Has he kept the promises he made to Americaās heroes?
Before the 2008 election, President Obama outlined an optimistic vision, āNo veteran should have to fill out a 23 page claim to get care, or wait months ā even years ā to get an appointment at the VA.ā He promised instead to bring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs into the 21st Century.
This hasnāt panned out, which Barry Coates could tell you if he were still with us. Barry passed away earlier this year in his mid-40s, the result of cancer undetected for 11 months due to VA negligence.
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