'Penny-pinched by Captain Bone Spurs': Veterans rip Trump over proposed VA cuts

Proposed cuts to the VA will limit health care access for veterans. They deserve better.

Soldiers from Fort Lee, Virginia, help mark Veterans Day ceremonies at the World War II Memorial on Nov. 11, 2011, in Washington, D.C. Veterans Day in the United States honors those who have served in the nation’s military and also coincides with the anniversary of the conclusion of hostilities on the western front in World War I. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)Our soldiers have endured unimaginable hardships and faced profound challenges, testing th…

'Penny-pinched by Captain Bone Spurs': Veterans rip Trump over proposed VA cuts

A panel of speakers at a Tuesday “Voices for Veterans” event recently agreed that America has a moral obligation to care for members of the military after they have completed their service. The panelists’ remarks were in response to a question by moderator Michael McElroy, a political correspondent at Cardinal & Pine, the North Carolina online publication that hosted the event for the purpose of “supporting North Carolina’s veterans and militar…