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Thank you for your service and be well. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #1
The VA is extending my life. I WILL get to see Trump do the walk of shame out of the White House. marble falls Mar 2020 #2
I had a DDS appt. yesterday at the VA CBOC near me. Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #51
You can bet the VA had a grip on this thing pretty early. Sorry about your appointment, though. marble falls Mar 2020 #58
Love the VA, great care there, but was told to arrive 2 hours early for my app next week. Ligyron Mar 2020 #59
That's great! CousinIT Mar 2020 #3
You're going to be okay. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #4
this is exactly what they SHOULD be doing stopdiggin Mar 2020 #34
Some volunteer orgs at the VA are stopping the volunteers for at least the next week or so. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #5
I was at the VA yesterday GP6971 Mar 2020 #6
Same here in Tulsa DVRacer Mar 2020 #14
Thank you for the info about Tulsa. Glad VA here doing well! bobbieinok Mar 2020 #23
As a VA employee, I'm one of those who go out of our way to make you feel like that.... SKKY Mar 2020 #7
Thank you BigOleDummy Mar 2020 #9
Awww you... SKKY Mar 2020 #10
Yep. VA does great work. 98% vets happy with their stopdiggin Mar 2020 #38
Oh my, that "socialist" VA....... luvtheGWN Mar 2020 #42
Same here. No quotation marks needed, btw: the VA IS Hortensis Mar 2020 #44
As with any institution The Wizard Mar 2020 #54
My doctor's office isn't doing any of that. I wish they were! nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #8
I would hate to be a health care worker right now. jeffreyi Mar 2020 #11
I just spent the last week in the hospital with pneumonia-- not a VA hospital... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #12
Thanks for your service johnnyfins Mar 2020 #13
They're doing that at the VA in N.C. also. cwydro Mar 2020 #15
I follow the community board for West Point rainin Mar 2020 #16
My father also got top-shelf treatment from our 'version' of the VA. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2020 #17
I have had a good experience with the VA Woodwizard Mar 2020 #18
I've had nothing but CRK7376 Mar 2020 #19
The VA Ananda62 Mar 2020 #20
The VA is regularly trashed becuase it is socialized medicine MadLinguist Mar 2020 #24
You have pre-existing conditions that make you both more PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #21
It's great that the VA is addressing this but... Mars and Minerva Mar 2020 #22
might be the only way to get tested, and so may be worth the risk MadLinguist Mar 2020 #26
Drive-thru testing is being done in Seattle and other places flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #32
#Pathogen45 nt Mars and Minerva Mar 2020 #47
I don't have a looming appt, but I got the same call... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #25
The VA is part of the "Steady State". Baked Potato Mar 2020 #27
Our V.A. in a Martinsburg WV has been restricted Maggiemayhem Mar 2020 #28
We have no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state . Maggiemayhem Mar 2020 #29
A friend of mine works at a VA clinic. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2020 #30
One case of coronavirus in Portland, OR....at the VA Hospital Hulk Mar 2020 #31
Just don't take that screening to mean you are safe. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #33
Robley Rex in Louisville? BigOleDummy Mar 2020 #35
This was from back in the 90s.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #41
Agreed BigOleDummy Mar 2020 #45
Just want to say BigOleDummy Mar 2020 #36
Kudos to the VA for being on top of their game. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #37
My husband has the same experience mountain grammy Mar 2020 #39
Hey, Biggie, my dad and uncle were in the army...I loved being a army brat! Also, now that I'm Karadeniz Mar 2020 #40
Thanks for sharing your story Dem2 Mar 2020 #43
My Dad is going to VA for Chemo, he just got informed that only one person can come with him. OverBurn Mar 2020 #46
The VA deals with a lot of seniors Buzz cook Mar 2020 #48
Thanks for the V.A. shout out. argyl Mar 2020 #49
My pleasure BigOleDummy Mar 2020 #50
Add my name to the list of Lord Ludd Mar 2020 #52
Good luck Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #53
My tribe IncaRoads Mar 2020 #55
Seeing the same in SoCal catchnrelease Mar 2020 #56
I audited VA hospitals for 8 years. Quemado Mar 2020 #57
Well..... update sorta BigOleDummy Mar 2020 #60
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