SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Veterans in Schenectady are speaking out after learning their local VA clinic could soon close. Many said that they only found out through a letter sent around March 10. NEWS10’s Amber Fisher spoke with veterans outside the Schenectady VA on Friday and heard their worries about losing care that they trust.
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Veterans in Schenectady said that the letter from the VA left them with more questions than answers. The letter announced plans to close the community-based outpatient clinic on August 28.
“If you really want to take care of us, then take care of us. Do whatever it takes. Keep the system going.” said US Army Veteran Eddie Mosso. “Now we’ve got to start it all over again. Some of us don’t have that kind of time.”
Mosso continued, “They know you inside and out. And since 1998 to the present, they’re the ones that keep me on the side of the grass.”
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According to the Schenectady VA’s Outpatient website, the clinic serves more than 1,500 veterans, many who said that they rely on the personal care and relationships they’ve built there over the years…