Ron Kovic: on Randi today speaking about veterans--back in 1974, this

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is what was going on, the same problem, but what incredible actions:

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Kovic

In 1974 he led a group of disabled Vietnam Veterans in wheelchairs on a 17-day hunger strike inside the Los Angeles office of Senator Alan Cranston. The veterans protested the "poor treatment in America's Veterans Hospitals" and demanded better treatment for returning veterans, a full investigation of all V.A. facilities and a face to face meeting with head of the V.A. Donald E. Johnson. The strike continued to escalate until Johnson finally agreed to fly out from Washington, D.C., and meet with the veterans. The hunger strike ended soon after that. Several months later Johnson resigned.

Somebody resigned. Nowadays, nothing can make these people resign. Nothing.

Born on the 4th of July was on Encore channel tonight, coincidentally.