Lax measures and practices with records to veterans' personal information is simply unacceptable.

VA owed Daniel, and Clay, and Brian so much more than that.

IAVA has been a big proponent and advocate for alternative and complementary medicine, so absolutely.

I would argue that fixing mental health services is among the most important area.

At its heart access to care is not about numbers, it is about people.

We can give lip services or we can get serious about how we are going to do it.

For once again, we are finding that our veterans deserve much better than the care that they are receiving in all of the areas that we must address.

This is how democracy can work best.

Daniel Somers wrote that he felt his government had "abandoned" him and referenced coming home to face a "system of dehumanization, neglect, and indifference."

Push reform where possible and develop new legislation where necessary to facilitate partnerships with the community.

Eighteen to 22 veterans commit suicide each day. In my opinion, that is 18 to 22 brave men and women each day who our system has let down in some capacity.