Veteran sets himself on fire, dies outside VA clinic
The 51-year-old did this outside a New Jersey veteran affairs clinic.
Click here for reuse options!While officials have yet to find any information explaining the 51-year-old man’s suicide, veterans’ advocates say his death could be a response to the VA’s serious lack of timely, accessible medical and mental health care.
“At the very least, his actions were an expression of need. We have been asking the VA … for years for Saturday appointments and late Wednesday night appointments, and were told it was going to be taken care of,” Bob Frolow, Atlantic County Veterans Affairs director, told the Press of Atlantic City on Wednesday. “As of today, it is still not.”
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Suzanne McFly March 25th, 2016 at 16:36
And yet the country is silent. How quickly we moved on, it is no longer in the news so we all go back to living our lives like it is magically fixed. Our politicians are pathetic and we aren’t much better by not holding them accountable.
whatthe46 March 25th, 2016 at 17:28
one of the biggest problems is that some of those very vets keep voting against their own best interest.
Suzanne McFly March 25th, 2016 at 17:40
I know, it is a testosterone thing. I wore my Bernie tee shirt to the VA, I felt the stares burning holes in my head as I walked by lol, those old men were pissed women serve, heaven forbid they are liberal women.
whatthe46 March 25th, 2016 at 17:44
damn shame!
Suzanne McFly March 25th, 2016 at 19:57
Yup, they love the ones who deny them benefits even though they love sending the troops to foreign countries to kill, murder, maim, and be murdered, killed, and maimed.
mistlesuede March 25th, 2016 at 16:41
This feeds the monster of privatization which undoubtedly would be worse. This is our responsibility and it seems a lot of lip service is paid and investigations that don’t seem to make enough of a change.
I thought something was passed that veterans who were not getting care fast enough could be reimbursed for going outside of the VA? Am I wrong on that? It seems there was more going on here than what was stated.
tracey marie March 25th, 2016 at 17:05
It passed but many states have not implemented the program.
tracey marie March 25th, 2016 at 17:05
The gop will not allow it or give funds for better and longer hours even though they are champions for more wars and more wounded Vets.. This is so sad
Misty Guglielmo March 26th, 2016 at 06:58
allison1050 March 25th, 2016 at 18:27
I’ve read the full article and it’s NOT FRIGGN GOOD ENOUGH! I’ve been through this appointment crap with a Viet Nam vet and basically had to get in the doctor’s chest about the cancellation of his appointment that he had made 3 months earlier. He saw the doctor that day but I felt like I was back in corporate america which at that point I had left many years earlier. She personally escorted us to the dept. and we were confronted with a sea of empty chairs in the waiting area..there had to have been 40-50 empty chairs. The doctors were in the back huddled together planning their Xmas party..busy my ass.
katkelly57 March 25th, 2016 at 18:30
“veterans’ advocates say his death could be a response to the VA’s serious lack of timely, accessible medical and mental health care.”
Ya think?
Total disgrace the way our vets are treated.
If ever the draft is reinstated…start w/the 99%’ers kids first.
allison1050 March 25th, 2016 at 18:33
And congress
katkelly57 March 25th, 2016 at 18:43
Most of ’em are too old, they won’t take ’em.
allison1050 March 25th, 2016 at 20:28
They still need to go.
rg9rts March 26th, 2016 at 04:23
Would you REALLY want a congressman in a foxhole with you
bpollen March 26th, 2016 at 05:17
Howzabout instead of?
allison1050 March 26th, 2016 at 06:15
They CAN have their own. ;o)
rg9rts March 26th, 2016 at 07:28
Thats what I thought
rg9rts March 26th, 2016 at 04:22
They would tell him to call 911
David Ish March 26th, 2016 at 10:45
Why can’t anti-abortionists used the same tactic?
whatthe46 March 27th, 2016 at 08:48
because they are “pro-life” of course, their lives that is.
StoneyCurtisll March 26th, 2016 at 21:09
This looks like a good reason not to be a veteran…
I have total respect for those that have served…
But I question why any young person would sign up…(when looking at how vets are treated)
oldfart March 27th, 2016 at 07:58
Despite the efforts of Senators Sanders and McCain to get a vets VA bill passed,
Congressional republicans still said NO.
Question Is, will vets vote against their own interests come November ?
whatthe46 March 27th, 2016 at 08:13
of course some will. just like the jenner’s and the welfare queens who are members of the KKKlown Klan. they too vote against their own best interest.
oldfart March 27th, 2016 at 08:40
Sad to think those same vets lives become worth nothing more than a cheap magnetic support the troops ribbon, after giving so much…
whatthe46 March 27th, 2016 at 08:46
extremely sad.