FRUSTRATED BY DELAYS: Joel Smith shows some of the paperwork he has collected while trying to get assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical conditions he links to his service overseas. (Bridge photo/Lance Wynn) ADA – Joel Smith’s tangle with the VA bureaucracy is the stuff of which nightmares are made. A retired […]
Vietnam
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Veteran's tears reflect progress
I was talking to a Vietnam vet — who happens to be a member of the gay community — about the repeal of the federal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” rules for military service. When this Michigan native got the news the ban had been lifted, he just sat down and cried. These were no tears of sadness, […]