I read something that has me concerned for all veterans in or about to be in the Department of Veterans Affairs system for their health care.

Congress is considering cutting funding for VA health care by $2 billion to help finance Operation Iraqi Freedom. With the administration promising returning service personnel two years ahead of the line privileges, any budget cut in the VA health care funding will equate to even further rationing of VA health care service. In other words, veterans with less than 50 percent service-connected disabilities will more than likely not get health care from the VA.

Our representatives must know that this is not acceptable.

We also need to insure that every veteran and every one of his or her family members is a registered voter and that they vote. If our elected representatives are not willing to fulfill America’s commitment to its veterans, it is time to elect those who will. We must set aside our personnel jealousies and trivial differences and stand united with one loud and clear voice. We must work together.

We should not be sacrificing our veterans’ health care to support a war in Iraq.

Randy Worthly,

State Sr. Vice Commander

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Winslow