To the Editor:
Our veterans gave years, if not decades, of service for the United States, protecting us in times of peace and war. The United States government recognized the vital importance of veterans and in 1865 President Lincoln created a network to care for wounded Civil War soldiers.
Our current president has decided that veterans are “suckers and losers” and that they are falsely receiving benefits, underperforming at their jobs, and syphoning unearned money from the government. In fact, he chose to go golfing, instead of honoring four fallen soldiers killed in Lithuania.
Wednesday, April 3, DOGE canceled 47 contracts worth over $878.5 million from Veterans Affairs (4-3-2025, Newsweek, Rahman). Upgrades to computer systems and research contracts were cut, as well as closing some service centers.