Carol Shea-Porter distorts Frank Guinta's voting record on veterans

From Politifact

Carol Shea-Porter distorts Frank Guinta's voting record on veterans programs

Veterans funding was back in the news recently as the U.S. Senate failed to take up a new veterans jobs bill. But, even before the vote, one New Hampshire congressional candidate was already taking aim over the issue.

In a television ad, released Sept. 18 in and around New Hampshire, former Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, who is once again challenging U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, charged her opponent with failing to support the country’s veterans.

"Tea Party Congressman Frank Guinta voted for billions in cuts to veterans programs," a narrator declares in the ad, "Debt,’ aired on WMUR-TV.

"I’m Carol Shea-Porter and I approve this message because our veterans deserve better," she said to conclude the ad.

Guinta, a freshman Republican, immediately disputed the ad and organized a rally in Manchester to call attention to his "strong record of supporting our veterans."

So, who’s right? We decided to check the records.
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Disabled workers in VA losing jobs

If it is a choice between veterans working for the VA or civilians, I'll side with the veterans everyday. After all, this is the Veterans Administration. It should hire veterans first. I also think the VA and Goodwill should do everything possible to find other jobs for these disabled individuals. Why weren't these jobs Federal jobs in the first place?

Disabled workers on way out at Veterans Administration Medical Center
By PAT GROSSMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 19. 2012

MANCHESTER — Sixteen disabled workers employed in the mail room and on the switchboard at the Veterans Administration Medical Center soon will be out of work, their jobs filled by eight full-time federal employees.

“What we are doing is converting to federal positions,” said VAMC spokesman Stella Lareau. The conversion will be completed after a contract with Goodwill Northern New England Employment Services, which employs the disabled workers, expires on Sept. 30.

Michelle Smith, communications manager for Goodwill based in Portland, Maine, said the VA has not told her agency who will fill the jobs.

“I imagine it may be veterans,” she said.

Peter Gerrard, one of the disabled employees who works the switchboard, said employees only learned they would be laid off when someone saw their jobs posted on the U.S. government jobs website.
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New Hampshire VA psychopharmacologist was intoxicated while providing patient care

“Why I Quit the VA”
By MARK THOMPSON
April 26, 2012


Nicholas Tolentino spelled out the reasons he resigned from New Hampshire’s main Department of Veterans Affairs health center Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.

While his prepared remarks also detail just how flexible the VA’s data are when it comes to showing that vets are getting adequate mental-health care, it’s why the 14-year Navy vet says he left the VA last December after two years that may be most illuminating – and frustrating:

I could detail other instances of unethical practice at the Manchester VAMC that contributed to my decision to resign, but the final straw occurred when the medical center failed to take meaningful action in response to the discovery that a VA clinical psychopharmacologist was intoxicated while providing patient care. On October 31st, 2011 the Mental Health Service Line Manager discovered that a psychopharmacologist at our facility was noticeably intoxicated and slurring his speech. The Service Line Manager became aware of this situation when a veteran reported that the clinician had failed to appear for an appointment. Looking into the matter, I discovered that he had written numerous prescriptions during that day, presumably during the period of his intoxication.
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New Hampshire Police Chief killed days before retirement

NH police chief killed days before retirement
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 13, 2012

Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney was killed in the line of duty on April 12, in New Hampshire, days before retiring.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The police chief in Greeland, New Hampshire has been shot to death He planned to retire in a few days
Greenland is a town 3,500 people located just south of Portsmouth
"This is a tragedy for our community," official says

(CNN) -- A police chief from southeastern New Hampshire who planned to retire in a few days has been shot to death while trying to execute a search warrant, authorities said Friday.

Chief Michael Maloney of the police department in Greenland, a town of about 3,500, was killed in a shooting that wounded four other officers on Thursday night at a home in the community, said Attorney General Michael Delaney.

"This is a tragedy for our community," he said. "Our law enforcement community is in mourning."

Two suspects, a man and a woman, were found dead in the home after a long stand off, Delaney said. Investigators believe the deaths came from either a "murder-suicide" or a "double suicide," he said.
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Wheel of Fortune Military Spouse Week shocks winner

NH Soldier Surprises Wife On Wheel Of Fortune
February 9, 2012
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS) – She won big on Wheel of Fortune, but for a New Hampshire woman, the prize money was just gravy.

Maryanne Rigor appeared on the show Thursday night for Military Spouses week.

She took home $14,000. That was good enough for second, but the real prize came after the final round. Her husband who had been overseas came out from backstage.
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Mitt Romney confronted by gay Vietnam veteran on gay marriage

Mitt Romney confronted by gay Vietnam veteran on gay marriage in New Hampshire: VIDEO

The cringe-worthy confrontation over same-sex marriage is just the latest for Republican presidential candidates this campaign cycle.
BY ALIYAH SHAHID
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Tuesday, December 13 2011,

When asked by reporters why he wanted to grill Romney on the issue, Garon said, "Because I'm gay, all right?" he said. "And I happen to love a man just like you probably love your wife."

A Mitt Romney endorsement event in New Hampshire turned incredibly awkward for the Republican presidential candidate after he was confronted by a gay veteran who challenged his views on same-sex marriage.

The former Massachusetts governor approached Bob Garon, 63, at a Manchester diner to ask him about his tour in Vietnam.

But Garon — who was accompanied by his husband — wanted to know if Romney would back efforts to repeal the state's law that legalized gay marriage in the state.

Romney insisted during the stop — meant to tout his recent endorsement by the city's mayor — that he believes marriage is “between a man and a woman.”

"It's good to know how you feel, that you do not believe everyone is entitled to their constitutional rights, Garon retorted.

"No actually I think at the time the Constitution was written it was pretty clear marriage was between a man and a woman," said Romney as an aide jumped in, insisting they had an interview with Fox News to go to.


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Exeter Marine Reservist Dies In Colorado Shooting

Exeter Marine Reservist Dies In Colorado Shooting

Police: Fellow Marine Corps Reservist Accidentally Shot Victim
September 20, 2011


EXETER, N.H. -- A Marine Corps reservist died over the weekend after what police said was a tragic incident.

Benton Brubaker, 24, was shot by a fellow Marine Corps reservist at a gathering in Colorado on Thursday, and officers said alcohol may have played a role in the shooting.

Officers said they arrested Barton Enoch, 25, and charged him with manslaughter.

According to a press release, "detectives are looking at the possibility that alcohol may have contributed to this tragic set of circumstances."

Police in Aurora said about six Marine Corps reservists were inside a condominium unit just after midnight when a single shot was fired from a handgun.
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When the kill zone follows them home

James Keenan, a member of the New Hampshire National Guard, made sure the rest of the members of his patrol made it safely out of the "kill zone" but no one saved him. The problem was, the only gun pointed at him at the time of his death, was in his own hands. Pulling the trigger was every memory he had.

Family and friends tried to help him and he asked for help from the VA. He was given drugs. Drugs that came with a warning about increased risk of suicide. For him, the kill zone followed him home after the danger to his life was supposed to be over.

Friends, family coping with a hero's suicide

By SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
Published Aug 14, 2011

A member of the Army Honor Guard presents a folded American flag to Robert Keenan during the funeral of his son, James. Holding another flag is James Keenan's mother, Sheila, and the soldier's son, Robbie, looks on.

According to the citation recommending him for the Bronze Star with Valor, Keenan “was facing the opposite direction and without hesitation traversed his turret 90 degrees and began engaging the ambush so that the last two vehicles in the patrol could move out of the kill zone.”

James Keenan was a “true-blue American hero,” and that's how his family wants people to remember him.

Keenan, a decorated New Hampshire Army National Guardsman, volunteered for two tours of duty in Iraq, earning the Bronze Star with Valor for saving his entire squad in an ambush nearly seven years ago.

The evening of June 29, Keenan died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in his Newmarket apartment.

Keenan, 33, left behind his parents and sister, a 7-year-old son, Robbie — and far more questions than answers.

And comrades say his death is a warning that returning troops and their families need more help to cope with post-combat stress.

According to a Newmarket police report, Keenan's girlfriend told police he had been “despondent” and was having “war-related nightmares''; he had gone to the Manchester VA two days earlier and had been given medication.

Police found drugs prescribed for depression and panic attacks in the apartment, including three that carry Food and Drug Administration warnings about possible increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions.
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Was he patriotic? Yes or he wouldn't have been willing to go when he didn't have to go.

Was he brave? Yes or he wouldn't have earned the Bronze Star for Valor and a lot more men would not have made it back home.

Did he care about others? Yes or he wouldn't have risked his life in combat any more than he would have been willing to risk it back home in the National Guards.

He wasn't ashamed to admit he needed help any more than he was ashamed to seek it out.

So what went wrong? Why is this hero no longer here? Why does another family have to bury someone they love after the combat boots came off? Why do the members of his company have to wonder what will happen when they need help to heal from where they were sent?

New Hampshire works with VA to aid vets in jail

New Hampshire works with VA to aid vets in jail

The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Sep 19, 2010 12:35:01 EDT

CONCORD, N.H. — Veterans who are serving time in New Hampshire’s prisons will get more help when they’re released under an agreement reached between the state Department of Corrections and the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.

The agencies recently signed an agreement that calls for the corrections department to notify the VA six months before a veteran is scheduled to be released. VA officials will then meet with the offender and make appropriate referrals for housing, substance abuse, employment, medical and mental health services.

Corrections Commissioner William Wrenn says he is optimistic the arrangement will lead to a more successful re-entry for the offenders.

There are 270 inmates incarcerated in the state prison system who report that they are veterans.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/09/ap-veterans-new-hampshire-works-to-help-vets-in-prison-091910/

NH Guard to honor men lost in Vietnam

NH Guard to honor men lost in Vietnam

The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 26, 2009 6:25:22 EDT

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire National Guardsmen who served in Vietnam are paying tribute to their fallen comrades.

A ceremony scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday at guard headquarters in Concord is honoring seven citizen-solders who died while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery, in Vietnam. Five of the soldiers, who were from Manchester, died together when the truck they were riding in struck a land mine Aug. 26, 1969 — 40 years ago on Wednesday.

In all, 506 New Hampshire guardsmen deployed with the battalion, serving in South Vietnam from Sept. 16, 1968, to Sept. 4, 1969. They came from five batteries located in five different New Hampshire Guard armories including Portsmouth, Somersworth, Manchester, Nashua and Franklin/Laconia.
NH Guard to honor men lost in Vietnam

Still no reason found why Spc. Adam Kuligowski died

Do you ever wonder what kind of investigations the military runs? This must be hard on the families and the unit soldiers served with. You'd think that since there is such a small group of people that finding someone in a murder investigation would be easier or a reason for a death from suicide or other causes but these investigations often take too long. How many are going on right now? Does the media ever ask? There are so many non-combat deaths that it's hard to even guess anymore but each one comes with families waiting for answers and units wondering if their lives even matter enough anymore to find out what happened.

Investigation of soldier's death continues


DERRY, N.H. — The military is still investigating the cause of Army Spc. Adam Kuligowski's death and has not determined if a crime was involved, according to a U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesman.

Yesterday, Christopher Grey, the command's chief of public affairs, said a report in this week's Sunday Eagle-Tribune miscast the current status of the investigation by reporting the April 6 death was being probed as a crime.
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Investigation of soldier death continues

Urn Accompanied By American Flag, Silver Mug Left at Marine Recruiting Center

Owner Of Urn Left At Marine Recruiting Center Found
Urn Accompanied By American Flag, Silver Mug
POSTED: 9:30 am EDT July 8, 2009


KEENE, N.H. -- The owner of an urn left a U.S. Marines recruitment center in Keene has been found.

Police began an investigation after the urn, along with a heavy silver mug and a folded, framed American flag, was dropped off at the recruitment center on Winchester Street over the weekend.

"The officers collected the property, and they tried to contact the owner and determine what were the circumstances, why they were left there," Lt. Jay Duguay said. "At the time, there was no note to determine why it was at the recruiting center."

Police found that the urn belongs to an active Marine, Sgt. Scott Mastyk, who is currently stationed at Camp Lejuene in North Carolina. (They must mean Camp)
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Seacoast veterans sit on N.H. Guard panel on Vietnam War

Seacoast veterans sit on N.H. Guard panel on Vietnam War
Veterans to give talk on Vietnam

By Joshua Clark
news@seacoastonline.com
May 19, 2009 6:00 AM
CONCORD — Four days before the country officially celebrates Memorial Day, a group of N.H. Army National Guard veterans will meet in Concord to remember and discuss their experiences during the Vietnam War.

The eight-member panel includes veterans John Sullivan of Portsmouth, Bill Toland of Exeter and John Barvenik of North Hampton. In honor of the 40th anniversary of their tour of duty in 1969, members of the 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery, will share their experiences on Thursday as the only N.H. Army National Guard unit to serve in Vietnam.

Toland, a retired Exeter fire chief, said while this will mark the first time he has been part of a Guard forum, he has spoken publicly on his experiences as a medic in Vietnam on numerous occasions.

From high school students to those preparing to leave for the Gulf War, Toland has shared his insight and provided depictions of "things that happen in real life the movies don't capture," such as details about the sounds and smell of warfare.

"They'll learn a lot more about Vietnam," he said, "and hopefully walk away with a different perspective."
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http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090519-NEWS-905190379

NH Gov. Lynch wants to cut suicide prevention when National Guards need it the most

Vet suicide prevention program faces big cuts

The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Mar 20, 2009 16:41:04 EDT

CONCORD, N.H. — A nationally recognized suicide prevention program for soldiers may take a financial hit because of New Hampshire’s severe budget crunch.

Gov. John Lynch has proposed cutting state funding for the Connect-Frameworks Suicide Prevention Program, which helps the New Hampshire National Guard provide mental health support to soldiers and their families.

State health officials are trying to restore some of the funding, but program director Kenneth Norton says any cut would hurt training efforts.

Since 2005 the program has trained more than 4,000 police officers, educators and mental health workers in suicide prevention for young adults. It started working with the National Guard last year.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/ap_vets_suicide_prevention_032009/

Finding words at last for an unspeakable loss

Finding words at last for an unspeakable loss
Eleven months have passed since Danielle and Ken Lambert's 5-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son were carried to their deaths into oncoming traffic on Interstate 495 in Lowell by Danielle's identical twin in a nearly unfathomable tragedy. But in the Lamberts's grief, they are trying to use the information they have begun gathering to prevent the unthinkable from happening to someone else. (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)

BRENTWOOD, N.H. - The refrigerator is still covered with red, yellow, and blue magnetic letters and numbers. A Play-Doh set rests atop a wooden kitchen cabinet, as if tiny fingers will play with it soon. Living room shelves are stacked neatly with Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Barbie dolls, and toy cars.

Eleven months have passed since Danielle and Ken Lambert's 5-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son were carried to their deaths into oncoming traffic on Interstate 495 in Lowell by Danielle's identical twin in a nearly unfathomable tragedy. Yet their belongings still fill their house in this rural town in southeastern New Hampshire.

"I just don't feel like I want to move it," said Danielle Lambert, in a recent interview. "I kind of like keeping things as they were. It sort of gives us a feeling of their presence." Lambert lost not only her only children, but her sister, Marcelle Thibault, on Jan. 11.

The Lamberts's anguish remains raw from that chilly Friday night when Thibault picked up their children to drive to a sleepover with cousins at her house in Bellingham. Along the way, Thibault crossed the median of I-495, stopped her car in the wrong direction, undressed herself and the two children, and then ran them to their deaths. According to one eyewitness, she was screaming about religion before she was hit.

But in the Lamberts's grief, they are searching for whatever clarity they can find and trying to use the information they have begun gathering to prevent the unthinkable from happening to someone else.

The State Police, the Lamberts have discovered, came heartbreakingly close to detaining Thibault for a psychiatric evaluation when they found her behaving erratically hours earlier that night on the median strip of the very same highway.

But the three troopers decided against it, and Thibault continued on her way to New Hampshire to pick up her niece and nephew.

Now, the State Police are one of two entities that the Lamberts said share blame for their children's deaths, the other being the renowned McLean Hospital, a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric facility in Belmont. The family believes that the hospital released Thibault far too early, and without any warnings about the risk she might pose to herself or others.

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Student wrecks car on snowy road, disappears

Maura Murray and William Rausch were college sweethearts and had just gotten engaged.

Student wrecks car on snowy road, disappears
Story Highlights
Maura Murray told her professors there had been a death in the family

There was no death, relatives say

Car was found crashed into a tree along snowy New Hampshire roadway

A $40,000 reward is offered. Tips? Call 603-271-2663

By Rupa Mikkilineni
Nancy Grace Producer
CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Every weekend for more than four years, Fred Murray has walked the road where his daughter, Maura, vanished. Family, friends and volunteers help him look in the woods and mountains near Haverhill, New Hampshire, for clues to what happened to her.

Maura Murray, a 21-year-old nursing student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, disappeared on a cold and snowy night in February 2004. She was last known to be driving from Massachusetts through New Hampshire. It is still unclear where she was heading in her black 1996 Saturn.

The car was found abandoned, its front end crashed against a tree. It apparently had skidded off a road at a sharp curve.

Shortly after the accident, a passing bus driver stopped and asked Murray if she needed help. She said no.

Ten minutes later, police arrived. Inside the crumpled Saturn, they found some of Murray's belongings -- school books, running gear, snack foods and alcohol -- police won't say what kind.

But Murray was gone, along with her car keys and a backpack she always carried.

There was nothing to hint she'd be motivated to run away, according to her fiancé, William Rausch, and her father, Fred Murray.
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National Guard's major general vows to help all vets

Guard's major general vows to help all vets
By ROGER AMSDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008


TILTON – MAJ. GEN. Kenneth Clark, adjutant general of the New Hampshire National Guard, offered his definition of what constitutes a veteran yesterday at a Veterans Day ceremony at the New Hampshire Veterans Home.

"A veteran is a person who at one point in his life wrote a blank check to the United States in which they agreed to follow orders which may cost them their life," said Clark, who was introduced by Veterans Home Commandant Barry Conway as "a dedicated patriot."

Clark said that since 2003, some 27 men from New Hampshire have lost their lives in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The most recent loss was National Guard Cpl. Scott Dimond of Franklin, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan last month. Dimond's mother, Mary Gnerre of Bristol, is a long-time employee at the Veterans Home.

Clark said the stresses and strains of war are reflected in the number of suicides by those who have returned from military operations overseas, including one that took place the day after he greeted six members of the military who had returned from Iraq.

Another recent suicide was that of a Guardsman who was the roommate of National Guard medic Sgt. David Stelmat, 27, of Littleton, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in March 2008.

"The stress was too much for him. A lot of people are coming home with injuries we can't see,'' said Clark.
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N.H. tornado victims still struggle

N.H. tornado victims still struggle (Boston Globe)
Displaced families fighting to rebuild
Associated Press / October 29, 2008

CONCORD, N.H. - Three months after a tornado ripped a 50-mile swath through central New Hampshire, some residents are still caught in a swirl of red tape as they fight to rebuild their damaged or destroyed homes and get on with their lives.

Arlene and Bill Moffitt are living in a trailer where their house once stood next to Northwood Lake.

Arlene, 71, and Bill, 64, say that since late July, they have done nothing but tangle with their insurance company, mortgage company, town officials, and the bank as they try to rebuild. They had to speak with 37 agents at the mortgage company, Bill Moffitt said, before checks were issued and ground was finally broken last week. They hope to be in the house by Christmas.

"The storm was one thing, and we coped," he told the Concord Monitor. "This stress we're going through now is worse than the storm itself."

There is no official tally of displaced families, but the Community Action Program of Belknap-Merrimack Counties has 24 cases open, said disaster assistance director Andy LaBrie. They include insured homeowners. Most are in Deerfield, Epsom, Northwood, and Barnstead.
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Warning about Freedom's Watch dirty tricks against Shaheen

Freedom's Watch, a shadowy group founded in part by George Bush's former mouthpiece Ari Fleischer, is sending mailings to New Hampshire voters attacking our Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen. The mailers are based on the outrageous claim that she would not work to lower the price of gas. That's laughable, considering that her opponent, John Sununu, is a Bush yes man who has voted with the President more than 90 percent of the time. On top of that, he has taken more than $220,000 from the oil and gas industry. Just like John McCain, all we can expect from John Sununu is more of the same. That's why I need your help to give Barack Obama 60 votes in the Senate by contributing to Jeanne Shaheen's campaign today.

Just visit: http://giveemhellharry.com/supportjeanneshaheen
Jeanne Shaheen has been a fighter for change in New Hampshire. As governor she enacted the nation's first law to reduce emissions from four pollutants: carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury. Jeanne Shaheen will bring that same determination to Washington, where she'll not only fight for clean energy, but also for health care for every American and to get us out of the war in Iraq. Give Barack Obama 60 votes in the Senate, by making a contribution to Jeanne Shaheen's campaign today: http://giveemhellharry.com/supportjeanneshaheen
In contrast to Jeanne Shaheen, John Sununu has voted to protect $13 billion in tax giveaways to oil and gas companies this year. John Sununu even voted against a budget bill that would invest in clean energy technology. As always Sununu let extreme right wing ideology and blind loyalty to George Bush guide his vote. Give Barack Obama 60 votes in the Senate today. Make a contribution to Jeanne Shaheen's campaign by visiting:http://giveemhellharry.com/supportjeanneshaheen

Appointments to deal with veterans crisis "unacceptable" to veteran

This morning I received this email from my friend, Irish, a veteran's advocate, who has been testifying in Washington several times over the years. She types in all capital letters because of her own condition that has caused her to battle for herself and others.

The woman in this post that was turned away from the VA, I can verify. Irish called me when it happened. I suggested taking her to a different VA hospital because she was ready to get help and time was crucial to address the needs of the veteran. To have just sent her on her way when she was begging for help was outrageous. Too much of this is outrageous and if the VA keeps trying to hold off this tsunami with a beach shovel, we'll be burying too many veterans that should be living!

THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.. THESE ARE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE VETERANS AS STATED IN THIS EMAIL.. TERRY SCOTT SAT ON HIS ARSE AND ALLOWED TESTIMONY OF HOW TO CHEAT AND DENY VETERANS THEIR JUST DUE

... WHETHER IT WAS UNFIT FOR SERVICE DUE TO PRIOR PERSONALITY DEFECT.. TO THE FULL BIRD COLONEL IN CHARGE OF PHYCH AT WALTER REED, AND THIS WAS LONG BEFORE THE CONDITIONS OF WALTER REED WAS DISCLOSED BY THE MEDIA.. AND THAT JACKASS IS STILL THERE

.. THAT SAID " WE TRICK THEM INTO ASKING DO YOU NEED A DRINK OR MEDS TO GET
TO SLEEP AND THEN WE PUT THEM OUT UNFIT FOR SERVICE"..... OR THE FAT BASTARD
FROM GAO ... WHO NEVER WORE A UNIFORM IN THE US MILITARY THAT MADE THE
STATEMENT NOT TO GRANT ANY SERVICE CONNECTED CLAIMS................ "
BECAUSE THERE IS NO RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PAY
THEM " THE IRAQ WAR VETS WITH A ONE TIME PAYMENT" AND BE DONE WITH IT

......PEAKE SAID NO FULL SERVICE FOR THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VA HOSPITAL IN MANCHESTER

... THE SAME VA HOSPITAL THAT HAS A STAFF WHO TURNS AWAY VETS FOR TREATMENT. ALLOWS HUMAN FECES TO STAY ON THE FLOOR OF THE 5TH FLOOR SPECIALITY CLINIC FOR OVER AN HOUR

.. THAT TURNED AWAY A DECORATED GULF WAR VET BECAUSE HE WAS THERE 15 MINUTES PRIOR
TO HIS SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT

.....THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO BORROW A CAR TO GET THERE AND THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD HE HAD TO TAKE TO GET THERE.

..... TURNED AWAY................ BY SOME
B........... THAT HAD NO IDEA WHAT SERVICE IS.................

OR THE COMMAND SARGENT MAJOR.. THAT SPOKE TO A CAPTAIN AT THAT HOSPITAL..
AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LESSIONS ON HER WAS AS A RESULT OF EXPOSURE... NO ONE
TOLD HIM THAT

THE WOMAN VET WHO AFTER 11 YEARS OF TREATMENT AT THE VA HOSPITAL
MANCHESTER.. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO DETOX FROM ALL THE PAIN MEDS... WAS
TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TREAT HER.. AND GAVE HER A BAG OF PILLS AND SAID " GO
HOME AND TAKE THESE WHEN YOU START TO GO THROUGH
WITHDRAWAL////////////////////////////////////"

HOW DO I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I WAS AT THE VA DISABILITY COMMISSION HEARINGS IN
SEP AND NOV 2006.. ALONG WITH NAM AND GULF WAR VETS... AND THIS IS IN THE
PUBLIC RECORD... AND HAVE FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.. SEEN THIS FIRST
HAND..............

VETERANS NOT ONLY DO NOT ACCEPT THESE MEMBERS BUT WE WILL HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIER VIOLATION OF THIS APPOINTED OFFICE.. DELERICTION OF
DUTY AND OTHER CRIMES AS COVERED BY LAWS,,, THIS INCLUDES PEAKE...

TRANSCRIPTS OF THE VA DISABILITY COMMISSION ARE ON THAT SITE........
INCLUDING MINE AND OTHERS ...............


SUBMIT NAMES OF THOSE THAT SHOULD BE ON THIS COMMISSION... NO MORE DOG AND
PONY SHOWS............. OUR GENERATION VIETNAM HAVE NO MORE TIME AND WE WILL
NEVER LET AGAIN ANOTHER GENERATION TO BE TREATED DISHONORABLY.. THIS
INCLUDES OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS WHO HAVE AND ARE IN WHAT IS CALLED THE
GULF WARS.........


FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS EMAIL ALONG .............
MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS BOARD

CHARLES KELLEY
GALE REID
NOONIE FORTIN
PAUL SUTTON
BJ STEWART
NICK BACON
HENRY SNYDER
MICHAEL BRESNAHAN
WAYNE BLAIR
KATHLEEN BOYD
STEVE BURNS
KATHIE COSTOS
SANDY DOUCETTE
P GREGORY
DOC HILL


LET THE VETERAN DECIDE.............
CAPTAIN US ARMY 10 SEP 1971 TO 10 JUN 1977 SIGC/MI... NEVER AGAIN..


AGNES M "IRISH" BRESNAHAN