(THIS ARTICLE IS COURTESY OF THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION)
Photo depicts veteran lying on ground while waiting at VA
Blaine Tolison
DURHAM, N.C.
A couple posted photos on Facebook and said veterans waited for hours in pain inside the Durham VA Medical Center.
Stephen McMenamin, a former U.S. Marine, was there for treatment, and his wife took the pictures.
“My wife found it upsetting, so she took a couple pictures,” he said.
He said a veteran on the ground was using his bag of medication for a pillow after being denied an available reclining chair.
“The nurse started yelling at him, telling him he can’t do that. He’s like, ‘I can’t get up and I won’t get up. I will be here until you can see me. Can I please have a blanket?’”…
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