In his victory speech early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump included a quick, if imprecise, promise to “finally take care of our great veterans, who have been so loyal.” Indeed, Trump’s presidential campaign drew wide support from vets of a number of different American wars — many of whom feel burned by the political class in Washington and have been galvanized by Trump’s vow to fire bureaucrats at the Department of Veterans Affairs. But now that the votes have been tallied, Trump must be held to his campaign promises on veterans’ issues, particularly the gaps that remain in post-deployment health care. One good place to start: a sweeping review of respiratory ailments that plague soldiers many years after returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
A promise Trump can keep to veterans
