Work Not Done

“On May 1, Shinseki issued a written statement announcing that the director of the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system and two others have been placed on administrative leave amid claims of a secret waiting list and allegations that 40-plus veterans died waiting for care.”

Yesterday I talked about putting Hollis’ photo in my garage and realized our work was not done. Later, I saw the news about Vets dying because the VA was not doing his job. Over a year ago an executive producer for CBS news called after reading the article on Hollis that KVAL reported on. She wanted to use Hollis to tell the story about the back-log, but, I suggested she talk with living Vets.

“Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:28 PM
Subject: CBS News Request/VA Backlog/Hollis Williams

Hi John,

I’m a producer with the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley and I’m working on a…