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• Tuesday, February 24, 2015

  Legion Head Calls Out VA Secretary

  The head of The American Legion called VA Secretary Robert McDonald’s characterization of his service “a poor choice of words.”

  “In an effort to bond with a homeless veteran, Secretary McDonald told him he was in the Special Forces,” National Commander Michael D. Helm said.

  “He did complete Ranger training and served honorably with the Army’s 82^nd Airborne Division. But a lie is a lie. I can’t believe people do this. What a disappointment from the leader of a department whose number one issue right now is the restoration of trust. He should be held to a higher standard. The secretary has apologized, as he certainly should. We hope that he can restore the trust that he lost.”