Efforts lag to improve care for National Guard
Efforts lag to improve care for National Guard
By Lauren Everitt, Andrew Theen and Gulnaz Saiyed
Unlike active-duty military, members of the National Guard and Reserves often don’t return to the support of a military base when they come back from deployment. Those who live in rural areas have fewer options for Veterans Affairs care and sometimes travel long distances to reach it. (Video by Gina Harkins/Medill National Security Journalism Initiative)