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Corrupt Government Title: POS VA Secretary MacDonald Lies And Embellishes Military Service Record--Vets Disgusted, Sickened! Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized today for mistakenly saying in a videotaped exchange with a homeless man that he had served in the special forces, though his service was entirely with the 82nd Airborne Division. "Secretary McDonald has apologized for the misstatement and noted that he never intended to misrepresent his military service," a White House officials told ABC News. "We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he's doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation's veterans." The exchange with the homeless man was part of a report about an effort to find military veterans among the homeless that aired on CBS News on Jan. 30. "While I was in Los Angeles, engaging a homeless individual to determine his Veteran status, I asked the man where he had served in the military," McDonald said in a statement today. "He responded that he had served in special forces. I incorrectly stated that I had been in special forces. That was inaccurate and I apologize to anyone that was offended by my misstatement. "I have great respect for those who have served our nation in special forces," McDonald added. "They, and all Veterans, deserve a Department of Veterans Affairs that provides them the care and benefits they have earned. I remain committed to continuing our progress to improve VA services and our ongoing effort to reform VA for the long-term." McDonald, former Procter and Gamble CEO, served with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and completed jungle, arctic and desert warfare training, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. He earned the Ranger tab, the Expert Infantryman Badge and Senior Parachutist wings, the VA added, noting that McDonald, who retired as a captain, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal after leaving the service. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 3. #2. To: TEA Party Reveler (#0) Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized today for mistakenly saying in a videotaped exchange with a homeless man that he had served in the special forces, though his service was entirely with the 82nd Airborne Division. I wasn't going to talk about this, but since the truth is starting to come out about the mid level and upper level management of the VA, I think this is the time to correct some serious misconceptions of the VA health system. On October 5th, my wife and I left Maine to come to Rio Ranchi, NM to help our son and duaghter-in-law with their three girls, Lexi 1, Brea 4 and Kellie 12. Well we got there on the 23 and everything was wonderful. Then on November 17th Dan and my wife rushed me to the VA Emergency Room, I thought I was constipated, it took the VA staff less than an hour to not only get me into the ER but get the first X-rays done finding that I had a seriously blocked colon that would require emergency surgery, in under 30 hours I was being operated on, a foot of colon was removed and an colostomy bag installed. The Doctors, nurses, techs, etc were excellent, I was alive and every member of the medical team and support staffs were ding everything they could to keep me that way. On November 27th, I went home, weak but alive, my Surgeon, Dr. Reuben Last, one of the nicest guys God has ever created, spent a lot of time with me, and finally told me that while had removed the cancer in my Colon, it was in my blood and elsewhere, that I was a stage three cancer patient and that the VA was offering me Chemotherapy. It was then that Dr. Last and I had a long talk about my not wanting to have chemo and instead would be using massive amounts of raw, bitter Apricot Kernels, Apricots and prayer. His reply was simple, he said "Bob, this is the VA, here you are the ultimate decider of your care." On February 6th I was once again rushed to the VA ER, this time with a Saddle Blood Clot blocking the main artery coming into the lungs form the heart, this was much more life threatening than my first visit. This time I got one of the dark blue, almost black under sheets made out of a rubberized canvas, used for patients not expected to live. And pain beyond belief. Once again the Doctors and Nurses, the Technical people and all others were superb, Six days later I was again able to leave. But one the second to last day, on the tenth of February, I had the misfortune of meeting a mid level manager. My wife and I were talking a little walk, as we went by a room, there was a voice, weak but clear calling out for help, it was to low for anyone not standing right outside the door to hear it, so only Cec and I could hear it, we immediately called for help, she louder than me. Within seconds Nurses, others and a doctor responded and were in the mans room, in getting there, a nurse bumped into this mid level bureaucrat. Fellow LFers, let me tell you, the media lies, all of the medical staff I came in contact with at the Albuquerque A are top drawer, it is the mid level managers and above that needs to be horse whipped along with their apologist in the media and body politic. Let me just add this, I am now cancer free and had I been using Chemo when the Embolism hit, I would have been to weak to survive. Only one member of the medical staff, only one, a doctor, turned a deaf ear to my needs because I rejected Chemo, every other member of the medical staff was supportive and some even curious. I now see where this arrogance, I found in this mid level manager from the Boston area, comes from.
#3. To: BobCeleste (#2) Sorry about your up and down medical issues, Bob, but you don't provide any details about the mid-level VA manager who apparently peed you off. Please expound...thanks.
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