Austin is way too liberal.
They need to add a couple of places on their ‘worst’ list:
-Seattle, WA
-Monterey, CA
Both of these places are openly hostile to military.
There’s not even a VA hospital in Austin.
My brother lived there. He took a bus 50 miles away to Temple to the VA.
A veteran should live in San Antonio.
End of story.
Half the Army is already retired in Colorado Springs.
The Mather VA Medical Facility (Sacramento) is clearly the best in the system.
EVERYONE who uses it sings its praises.
At least those who are Priority 1 or 2.
Cape Coral, Florida is a veteran friendly community.
It’s obvious they didn’t include taxes in their evaluation.
#1. Branson MO! Ask me how I know!
With the current VA choice program, living farther than 40 miles from the closest VA facility automatically qualifies you for VA Choice and you can see a civilian doctor with the VA covering everything.
Actually the greater Houston area is pretty good. I am being treated for cancer at M.D. Anderson, the top cancer center in the world, and the VA Choice program is paying 100% of the costs.
Austin, TX? Why would a vet want to live amongst his/her enemies?
I don’t agree with Baltimore being terrible. I was treated great at the va hospital. I agree Orlando where I go now is great but Baltimore was just as good.
Haley (Tampa) has improved their care significantly over the last two years.
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I know it’s in Cal but San Diego county has tons of vets.
Plano? 28 miles by car to the VA hospital, a trip that will take about 45 minutes in non-rush hour traffic; well over that in rush hour. Or you can take the train; you ‘ll have to transfer to another line and then end up in a really bad part of town.
Two comments. First, Charleston, SC, with a very highly population of veterans, not even included on this list. Second, if you follow the link to the page where all cities are listed there is a photo of an old man wearing medals posing with two small boys, perhaps his grandsons. Medals do not look like US decorations, they look like Russian decorations.