One More Square Checked Off

So there was a meeting at our VA from someone in Washington. We were thrown a bone. We got an extra 30 day extension to submit our comments to the EIS, refuting their findings and stating why we wanted our VA to remain in Hot Springs.

Some believe it is a hopeful sign, others say it is a political move, and we know what that means.

Either way, after all of these years since they first announced the closure of our VA, we are still open. Smaller, to be sure, with the slow bleeding of services and staff, but we are here. We are still fighting the bureaucracy, for our veterans and for our town. After all, we are the Veteran's Town.

At the end of the battle, whatever the outcome, I want to be able to say, "I fought the battle. I did all that I could do." And, in the end, what more can anyone say?