... VA from routine health care," he said in a speech the National Forum on Disability Issues in July, arguing that veterans' needs would be more effectively met by private hospitals. Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director and Founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, recently told Think Progress that McCain's plan was no substitute for the funding the VA desperately needs. "Sen. McCain ...

...Geiger Created Oct 23 2006 - 10:22am Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director and founder of Iraq & Afghanistan... wearing an American flag lapel pin?" asked Rieckhoff in a Huffington Post column [3] ... of exhaustive research and IAVA Executive Director Rieckhoff makes clear that these are serious decisions, ... facing cuts in their survivor benefits," wrote Rieckhoff last week. "There is no excuse for ...