Minn. veterans tell House Speaker Pelosi that too many vets fall through cracks in the system

Minn. veterans tell House Speaker Pelosi that too many vets fall through cracks in the system

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS - Too many Iraq War veterans are slipping through the cracks and aren't getting the benefits they've earned, veterans told U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday.

At a panel discussion hosted by U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., Pelosi was told that the Minnesota National Guard has done an excellent job of making sure its troops coming home from Iraq get all the health and education benefits they're entitled to.