Damaged Va News Today

The fire suppression system, the mechanical systems were all knocked out at the veterans hospital. the basement and ground floor were flooded. one tiny silver lining, the building was reportedly structurally sound. it doesnt need to be knocked down. when they visited the damaged hospital today, the agency couldnt say when they expect the hospital to reopen. so veterans are being rerouted to brooklyn and queens. the v.a.s regional office in new york is also closed down still due to damage from th...

Thing thats hurt, then what do you do? right now in new york there are three hospitals so damaged they have yet to reopen since hurricane sandy. that includes the veterans hospital in manhattan, which as of this past week, looked like this. thats a lot of water where water is not supposed to be. according to v.a. officials, the only mri machine at the hospital is flooded and lost. the fire suppression system, the mechanical systems were all knocked out at the veterans hospital. the basement and ...

New york is also closed down still due to damage from the storm. inside it is a mess. the v.a. veterans groups are doing what they can. like this mobile center they have set up to provide some of the counsels and jobs help the v.a. would normally provide from their shut-down facilities. they set up this temporary pharmacy at the damaged v.a. hospital. it was taken today. the storm hit last monday. the impact of this storm hitting veterans in particular so directly with this double whammy, the v....

Directly with this double whammy, the v.a. office still being shut down, its hard to fathom. but this sunday is veterans day, which means more than ever its time to fathom it and give props for the way veterans have been dealing with this particular hardship that hit them specifically in this storm. veterans have been volunteering to help everybody else. thats iraq and afghanistan veterans in the rockaways. theres a group of veterans from all over the country that volunteers as a group wherever ...

The day were supposed to honor them. if you want to help out yourself or donate or want to attend a veterans day parade this sunday, we have posted links you might find helpful for doing that, at maddowblog.com. including some special resource links for veterans who are here in the storm-affected areas who have been making due with this incredible double whammy of no v.a. hospital for the foreseeable future in manhattan and no v.a. regional office. happy veterans day, everybody. its an unusually...

Like this mobile center they have set up to provide some of the counsels and jobs help the v.a. would normally provide from their shut-down facilities. they set up this temporary fa pharmacy at the damaged v.a. hospital. it was taken today. the storm hit last monday. the the impact of this storm hitting veterans in particular so directly with this double wham my, the v.a. office still being shut down, its hard to fathom. but this sunday is veterans day, which means more than ever its time to fat...

The storm hit last monday. the impact of this storm hitting veterans in particular so directly with this double whammy, the v.a. office and the v.a. hospital still being shut down, its kind of hard to fathom. but this sunday is veterans day, which means more than ever its time to fathom it and give props for the way veterans have been dealing with this particular hardship that hit them specifically in this storm. veterans have been volunteering in huge numbers to help everybody else. thats iraq ...

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