Commission to go on tour for input on veteran needs
A commission created by several national veterans groups will begin a series of touring town hall hearings today in a search for long-term strategies to ensure that veterans of the Iraq war and other conflicts receive adequate medical care and other benefits. The tour of the Commission on the Future for America's Veterans kicks off in Charleston, W.V. Other planned stops include Tampa in March. The commission wants to gather input from veterans, state officials, labor and business leaders, and the public on issues like health care, benefits, transition from military to civilian life, catastrophic disabilities and the needs of National Guard members and reservists. It hopes to release its long-term plan by spring 2008.
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