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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 doesn't need to be knocked down. when they visited the damaged hospital today, the agency couldn't 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 the storm. inside it is a mess. the v.a. veterans groups are doing what they can. like this mobile ...

Thing that's 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. that's 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 ground floor were flooded. one tiny silver lining, the building was reportedly structurally sound....

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.a. office still being shut down, it's hard to fathom. but this sunday is veterans day, which means m...

Directly with this double whammy, the v.a. office still being shut down, it's hard to fathom. but this sunday is veterans day, which means more than ever it's 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. that's iraq and afghanistan veterans in the rockaways. there's a group of veterans from all over the country that volunteers as a group wherever and whenever a natural disaster hits. they have been in the region hit by the storm for over a w...

The day we're 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. it's an unusually tough one in this part of the country. we'll be right back. [ whistle blows ] hi victor! mom? i k...