Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) called on VA Secretary Denis McDonough to “ban one of the most beloved patriotic images in American history.” They are asking for answers regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ plan to do so.
In a Tuesday letter obtained exclusively by Breitbart News, Banks asked McDonough to confirm the authenticity of a memo issued Thursday banning photography at veterans facilities. He asked for assurances that the Veterans Administration would not ban the photos or implement similar censorship.
“As an Afghanistan veteran, I am sickened by the radical awakening sweeping across the military and the Department of Veterans Affairs,” Banks told Breitbart News. “The men and women who have risked their lives to serve our country deserve far better recognition than the incompetent and anti-American Biden administration.”
Brought to you by an X account called “End Wokeness.” Note In response to Tuesday morning’s memo, Mr. McDonough responded to X. That said, “To be clear, this image is not prohibited at a VA facility. We will keep it at a VA facility.”
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The Department of Veterans Affairs just banned VJ Day kissing photos from all department facilities.
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The ban was announced late last month inside a VA medical facility. Note from Lima Ann Nelson, Chief Operations Official of the Veterans Health Administration. Employees were told to “immediately” remove depictions of the famous photo and replace them with images they deemed more appropriate.
Word of the memo quickly went viral on Tuesday.
“Photographs depicting non-consensual acts are inconsistent with the Veterans Administration’s zero-tolerance policy against sexual harassment and assault,” the memo said. It continues like this. ”[t]o To foster a more trauma-informed environment that promotes psychological safety for our employees and the veterans we serve, the photo depicting “VJ Day in Times Square” It should be removed from health care facilities. ”
Banks don’t have it. His letter included a photo of his beloved.”Concisely It captures the atmosphere of victory after victory for the United States in the Pacific Theater during World War II. VA, or at least members of The ministry’s senior leadership will try to ban it. to do “Cultivating a more trauma-informed environment” means: I feel anxious beyond my understanding”
He said the photo “occupies an iconic place not only in our collective memory of World War II but also in everyday American culture.”
Nelson, the memo’s author, is no stranger to controversy.
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Nelson, who started her career as a nurse, was sent to the Philippines in 2013 after a series of incidents under her supervision at the VA St. Louis Health System. daily caller, The nonprofit investigative news organization said the incident included two hospital closures due to medical safety issues and the possible HIV infection of hundreds of veterans.
A VA Office of Inspector General report found that 1,812 patients could potentially have been affected by medical equipment cleaning and sterilization violations over several months at the John A. Cochran VA Medical Center in 2010. I’ve proven it. They faced possible exposure to hepatitis and HIV infection.
Her mandate to lead the Phoenix VA Medical Center in 2016 drew widespread bipartisan criticism.
“Oh, really?” said then-Democratic Representative Kyrsten Sinema (Iowa, Arizona). “This is outrageous.”
Banks’ letter challenges McDonough whether senior leadership knew about Nelson’s actions. “a person who is ostensibly leading an effort related to the health of veterans affairs,” and whether her judgment is impaired.
as military era I got it.Biden’s VA has prioritized making changes that promote inclusivity, even changing its motto and adopting gender-neutral language.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News’ Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
