Do more than thanking veterans

Dear editor,

Butte Rep. Jim Keane told a joint subcommittee Jan. 27 it should not just thank veterans for their service but it should “do something.” He wanted the members, and the Legislature, to pass an infrastructure bill that would fund, among other things, a veterans home in southwest Montana.

There are approximately 100,000 veterans living in Montana. That’s approximately 10 percent of our citizens who have served our state and country with honor.

I served nearly eight years in the U.S. Army as an enlisted soldier and had two combat tours in the Middle East. I am lucky enough not to need...