"And then they took my blood type"

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/va-secretary-robert-mcdonald-apologizes-misstating-military-record-n311516

NBC NEWS


First published February 24th 2015, 1:50 am


VA Secretary Robert McDonald Apologizes for Misstating Military Record


WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized Monday for misstating that he served in the military's special forces.

In a statement released Monday by the VA, McDonald said: "While I was in Los Angeles, engaging a homeless individual to determine his veteran status, I asked the man where he had served in the military. He responded that he had served in special forces. I incorrectly stated that I had been in special forces. That was inaccurate and I apologize to anyone that was offended by my misstatement."

The VA website says McDonald is an Army veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division.

McDonald said he remains committed "to the ongoing effort to reform VA."

The White House issued a statement Monday saying, "We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he's doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation's veterans."

President Barack Obama chose the former Procter & Gamble CEO to take over the scandal-plagued VA last year, and McDonald took office last July.

McDonald made the erroneous claim while speaking to a homeless veteran during a segment that aired last month on "CBS Evening News."










JOURNAL ARCHIVE: posted by H.V.O.M at 6:54 PM Saturday, September 03, 2005


This is insanity. I am nobody. Why does it feel like people know who I am?


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JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Friday, September 02, 2005 posted by H.V.O.M at 8:35 PM


Everybody loves Truman

How well I remember being on the street. There was this one time earlier this summer. I had been homeless for a few weeks. I hadn't showered in weeks. I hadn't eaten anything in I don't know how long and I didn't care. I am walking along the Burke-Gilman trail one weekday afternoon. I've been awake for 30 hours, just walking. I had walked from Redmond down to Gas Works Park because I was going to sit there for a while and then I was going to jump off the Aurora Bridge. I sat there in the park for the next 24 hours thinking surely someone walk up to me and finally clue me. Maybe like Kafka's Josef K. was thinking, it was all some big joke. But while I feel like I am Josef K., the cops just tell me I am paranoid. If the feds had a Most Un-Wanted list, I am certain I would be on it.


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JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:27:51 -0800 (PST)

From: "Kerry Burgess"

Subject: Re: hate

To: "Kerry Burgess"


Kerry Burgess wrote:


It is beyond creepy the way people seem to know who I am when I am out for a walk. They look at me with some kind of emotion that I'm not really sure about, something I dare to think may be something like respect or maybe something like admiration. But I don't need that, if that is what it is, from you people. I don't need your respect, I don't need your admiration. I don't need people to now start doing the opposite to try to show me that they, what, I don't know, respect my need for not wanting their respect. The only respect I need is just the simple respect of a private person. I am nobody, I have always been nobody and I like being nobody. I just want some privacy. I just want to go somewhere where I can get some privacy and just try to forget about all this.


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JOURNAL ARCHIVE: August 18, 2006


I am also ruining the future for women that I show an interest in while I am being held hostage. It doesn't matter if I have a relationship with any of them, as long as their is some perception in the future that I was interested in them they are going to be subjected to this same kind of craziness


This is insanity. If anyone has been talking about romantic relationships between me and any woman, I am sorry for just now figuring this out. I certainly wouldn't wish this on anyone except for my worst enemies, such as Bill Gates, but certainly not you.


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- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 10:49 AM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Tuesday 24 February 2015