Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler has returned to Missouri for a series of listening posts on matters of importance to military veterans. In replacing Ike Skelton in the U.S. Congress, Hartlzer inherits significant military concerns without the seniority to control the solutions.
House leadership gave her a seat on the armed services committee and the veterans at Tuesday’s event expect her to use it.
Navy veteran Leonard Steinman handled Agent Orange shipments during the Vietnam War. He and other vets exposed to the chemical say the government lied to them about the risk.
“And I think to myself, if the government did that then, what assures me or even you that they're not gonna do this again to my son," questions one Vietnam veteran.
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