In veterans’ best interest

Monday, March 26, 2001 | 10 a.m.

Veterans advocates, who are unpaid and not puppets for some politician, do their best to use free speech and activism to improve veteran and military retirees' health care in Southern Nevada.

Their reward for this good citizenship is to be maligned and deceived. Anonymous persons grandly announce that they do not speak for all veterans. Ed Gobel and CONVO (the March 19 issue of the Sun) never claimed to speak for all veterans and retirees because to do so would not be accurate or honest. They speak out to improve health care for them because they've earned and deserve it. I hope all veterans groups would do the same.

The veterans home debacle is the latest issue, and by the time you read this letter the Nevada Legislature (which was also deceived) will be investigating, and then hold responsible those paid officials for their inept administration, which has led to delay, cost overruns and an inferior facility.

The answer for the best service to veterans and retirees may be for the private sector to operate the veterans home.

FRANK PERNA

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