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VA officials to hold Council Bluffs town hall to hear from area vets

The Daily Nonpareil - 2/19/2017

The philosophy of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha is to always provide area veterans with the best possible health care, a hospital spokesman said.

One way to achieve that is for veterans and their families the chance to speak directly to VA leadership, whether its seeking answers to particular issues, learning more about the VA or simply offering feedback from previous VA experiences, said Will Ackerman, communications director for the Nebraska/Western Iowa VA Health Care System.

Area vets, family members and the general public are invited to talk with VA officials from Omaha at a town hall meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the multipurpose room of the Pottawattamie County Veterans Affairs office, 623 Sixth Ave., in Council Bluffs.

"We'll have people there to answer a wide variety of things," Ackerman said.

These officials hold a town meeting once a month through the system's area, which stretches from western Iowa to North Platte, Nebraska.

Officials usually begin by briefly discussing some of the latest happenings at the VA, but the majority of the meeting is set aside for the audience to ask questions or simply provide feedback on what's working and what needs improvements, Ackerman said.

"The whole idea is to give veterans and the families and anyone the opportunity to provide feedback and get answers to their questions," he said. "We want to find out what is on their minds."

Information on a wide range of topics about the VA will be available and officials from the local veterans agency, headed by Darlene McMartin, will also be on hand.