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Not your grandfather’s (or even your father’s) Veterans Affairs

A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com. “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” - Abraham Lincoln With these words, President Lincoln affirmed the government’s…

A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com.

“To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.”
– Abraham Lincoln

With these words, President Lincoln affirmed the government’s obligation to care for those injured during war and to provide for the families of those who perished on the battlefield. This deeply ingrained sense of obligation and duty lives …

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Not your grandfather’s (or even your father’s) Veterans Affairs