© 2004 American Public Health Association
The author served in the US Army from 1966 to 1968 and is now with Veterans for Peace, Chapter 34 (New York City). Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to George McAnanama, 22 Livingston Ct, Staten Island, NY 10310-1630 (e-mail: gmacan@aol.com).
It is not enough to say thank you to the editors of the Journal for the October 2003 cover picture and article on veterans health care, which were well received in the veterans community.1 Far too often veterans are yesterdays news, even when our country is engaged in a new conflict.
New York City veterans are currently involved in a struggle to keep the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital at First Ave and 23rd St open. We have the support of several public officials, such as Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, and
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