![](\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/resizer\/SVjDw7_mYf3ej0XmQk8lxoTMw54=\/1200x0\/filters:quality(100)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/mco\/UECSGBCQKFBQ5ODNINERYNUTMI.jpg\")
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Holyoke Soldiers’ Home – AP photo<\/p>\n
This is a follow-up on the deaths of vets at a VA vets\u2019 residence: two upper level employees are now facing criminal charges.<\/p>\n
The link to the this part of the story is here: \u00a0https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/09\/25\/2-former-leaders-charged-for-handling-of-virus-outbreak-at-veterans-home\/<\/a><\/p>\n BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Two former administrators of a Massachusetts veterans home where nearly 80 people sickened by the coronavirus died have been charged for their handling of the outbreak, the state\u2019s attorney general said Friday.<\/p>\n It\u2019s believed to be the first criminal case in the country brought against nursing home officials for actions taken during the pandemic, Attorney General Maura Healey said.<\/p>\n Former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Superintendent Bennett Walsh and former Medical Director Dr. David Clinton were indicted by a grand jury on charges stemming from their decision in March to combine two dementia units, packing residents who were COVID-19 positive into the same space as those with no symptoms, Healey said.<\/p>\n The veterans<\/a>\u00a0\u201crisked their lives from the beaches of Normandy, to some the jungles of Vietnam and to know that they died under the most horrific circumstances is truly shocking,\u201d Healey told reporters.<\/p>\n A phone message was left Friday with a lawyer for Walsh. An email was sent to attorneys for Clinton. They could each face prison time if convicted of charges of causing or permitting serious bodily injury or neglect of an elder, Healey said. – article<\/p>\n In addition, there\u2019s the boondoggle going on in New Jersey re: veterans\u2019 homes:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/10\/19\/new-jersey-governor-installs-new-adjutant-general-after-outbreak-leads-to-146-deaths-at-veterans-homes\/<\/a><\/p>\n From the article: TRENTON, N.J. \u2014 Gov. Phil Murphy dismissed New Jersey\u2019s top military commander Friday after a coronavirus outbreak hit the state\u2019s three veterans homes<\/a>\u00a0resulting in 146 deaths.<\/p>\n Col. Lisa Hou takes over immediately from Maj. Gen. Jemal Beale, Murphy said in a statement.<\/p>\n Murphy, a Democrat, faces criticism from Republicans who continue to call for a legislative review of the governor\u2019s handling of the outbreak. He didn\u2019t give a reason for Beale\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n Hou, who served as a field surgeon in Afghanistan and Iraq, succeeds Beale, who was sworn into the post in 2018. – article<\/p>\n There seems to be all kinds of bad behavior going on, including Cuomo’s very tawdry handling of CV19 deaths in New York. Aside from the greed factor, the lack of simple decency is lifted to an appalling level by these creatures. They all deserve whatever punishment they get, whether it’s in real life or the hereafter. Some day, they will die, and no one will remember their names or care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"