Vets and the Local VA - The Outlook From Maryland: The Time element
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Piece Description
In the second of this series, we look at different perspectives of the system's "red tape" - from the veterans' perspective and the social workers at the VA.
Broadcast History
Aired during WYPR's Morning Edition through the local news department
Timing and Cues
INTRO:
Right now, more than 3,000 U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are seeking treatment at the local VA Healthcare System. But there are many service men and women who are not even looking to the VA for help. Many site the confusing process often associated with the system. In the second part of a three-part series, WYPR?s Mary Rose Madden looks at how Maryland soldiers view the process and what leaders at the local VA are seeing.
OUTRO:
Tomorrow, we?ll look at the issue Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the issue of re-deployment at the VA Maryland Healthcare System.
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