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Home / News & Insights / Fighting for Veterans’ Healthcare
“Who are the young men we are asking to go into action against such solid odds? You’ve met them, you know. They are the best we have, but they are not McNamara’s sons or Bundy’s; I doubt they are yours. And they know they are at the end of the pipeline. That no one cares. They know.” -- Anonymous quote from a Vietnam War General
My father was one of the 2.2 million young men the U.S. military drafted to serve during the Vietnam War era. In 1966, as a 21-year-old, he was drafted to serve as a soldier in the United States Army. While he was not one of the draftees to serve in the combat zones, he did honorably and faithfully serve until 1968, spending some of his service time with the Seventh Army in Germany. My father, like so many other men and women, is now a veteran of the U.S. military.
Today being Veterans Day, I want to say, “Thank You!” to my dad, Jim Curtis, and all who served the United States from World War II through the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Like many of our veterans, my dad in recent years has fought to receive healthcare services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as he continues to deal with a pulmonary condition and his successful defeat of cancer. My family is so thankful for the VA healthcare services my dad received, but we also know there is room for continued improvement in the VA services made available to our veterans.
To help improve the healthcare services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, I encourage those who work in the healthcare architecture, engineering, and construction industry to provide their services to this department. We, as Haskell, are committed to providing architecture, design, and engineering services for the VA because it allows us to serve those veterans who served us. For those in our industry working with the VA and those who may be considering it, here’s how we can best serve the VA and, in turn, our veterans.
If you are not successful working with the VA on a healthcare facility design or construction, there are still many ways the AEC industry can support veterans. Financially and volunteer to work with veteran-focused nonprofits, hire qualified veterans to work with your companies, contact your government representatives and encourage them to support our veterans, live your lives and work in a manner that those veterans who sacrificed for us would be proud of, and simply take time to thank our veterans for their service, not only today, but every day.
Lastly, thank you to the veterans who are my fellow teammates at Haskell and all our family of brands.
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