Inadequate Care After Returning From War Summary

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In the article by Karen McVeigh entitled “US Military Veterans Face Inadequate Care after Returning from War”, the author talks about the difficulties that many veterans face on their way home. McVeigh goes on to talk about how the US Department of Defense has not been the best at giving the veterans the needs that they deserve. They have been found to being slow when it comes to that aspect of things. Throughout the article, the author talks about how more things need to be done in order to keep achieving a functional VA and Department of Defense. The author does go on to say that even though not every veteran experiences things after returning home like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, some still do. Those that do, however, need to be reassured …show more content…
Just because it is not a government or an organization website, doesn’t mean that it is not reliable. I had never heard of this website before but after looking around its site, I have come to the conclusion that it seems quite reliable because of the things that they post. They have many other articles that have been proven to be trustworthy. It also helps that this is a well-researched article and that she put a lot of effort into making it. The author of this article has many credentials that make me feel as though that she is trustworthy. McVeigh is a senior news reporter for The Guardian and has been ever since 2006. She has also worked for The New York Times as well. The author also uses many different sources in the article, using direct quotes all throughout the piece. With her using these different sources, it gives me a better understanding that she is not just relying on what she knows, but that she is also using the work from other reliable sources. This helps give good credit to the work. The article also has small quotes from other authors and people from the Department of Defense. Because these are in here, it helps us know that this is a piece that she got from many different people, all who have a different outlook on this situation. The scope of this piece is broad, but still really well written. There is a large amount of information shoved into one small article, making it easy to

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