Help for vets
Thanks to Don Terry for his story on Iraq veteran Eugene Cherry (“A wound that won’t heal,” Feb. 3). Despite all the hardships Eugene faces, he is one of the lucky soldiers who found the right caring people, got the help he needed and kept records to protect and help himself.
Thousands of Iraq vets have not found the resources Eugene has, and they find their VA claims languishing in the massive bureaucracy that is supposed to help them. A class-action lawsuit is proceeding in a California courtroom right now on behalf of these vets.
Illinois veterans need to know that two new free legal clinics offering comprehensive services have opened recently in Chicago. The Veterans’ Law Project, 111 W. Jackson Blvd. (312-347-8340) and the Veterans Legal Support Clinic of the John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth Court (312-427-2737, ext. 346), are spearheaded by young, dedicated attorneys. They are determined to help our veterans who have honorably fulfilled their contract with the military and are now being ill-served or ignored by the thoughtless leaders who sent them to war.
Linda Englund / Chicago
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First-class library
Thank you for covering the Pritzker Military Library (Sidewalks, Feb. 17). I love the place, and it’s a service to the nation to have that kind of documentation of military history.
Jim Pritzker’s philanthrophy is what has made this place first class, along with Ed Tracy’s and John Callaway’s expertise and the talented staff.
I wish the programs could be shown in every assisted-living place and the like, as that generation would especially love so many of them.
Deb Green / Sugar Grove
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