CrossKosed from: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/22/145946/07 

If you really want to support the troops you have to do more than just put a magnetic sticker on your vehicle. Among other things, it means that you stand up for both our troops in the field and for ongoing care for our Veterans at home. And at a time when we have tens of thousands of new disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, that latter part is especially important.

This weekend has brought some disturbing news for veterans in the 29th District that directly relates to this issue. It appears that the Acute Psychiatric treatment ward at the Canandaigua VA Hospital, just down the road from Rochester, is slated for closure just after the election. (What interesting timing!) This hospital is already the only center of its kind in the area and, in recent years, has faced dramatic cuts in its other medical services. Now, with the impending loss of in-patient psychiatric treatment services, disabled veterans and their families will be forced to travel to as far away as Buffalo.