Dear Editor,The article in your December 9 issue left a sour taste in my mouth.

The article focused on the work performed in the Veterans Affairs Office and the services provided to veterans at ETSU.

As an ETSU senior, a disabled veteran, and a student worker, I feel the article misrepresented the work and dedication shown to the veterans attending ETSU.

While more funding, staffing, and office space are all valid points; this is true of most departments throughout ETSU.

The services provided to veterans are very supportive and worthwhile. An example of this is the Tuition and Fees Deferment.

It holds all tuition and fees until the last day of the semester to protect the student veteran from being purged for nonpayment.

This benefit also verifies the veteran’s attendance automatically, which is not offered to all other students.

The Veterans Affairs office also works with deployed soldiers who wish to attend ETSU either online or once they return home.

This is just an example of how ETSU is veteran friendly.The “gaping holes in support” are nowhere near as evident as the article would lead you to believe.

Instead of focusing on one particular student veteran who felt ETSU hasn’t done anything special to deserve the veteran-friendly status, a more accurate, approach would be to ask the 700 plus students who use the Veterans Affairs office how they feel about the services provided.

Picking one disgruntled student veteran to plaster on the front page of the East Tennessean is not a fair representation of how the majority of the student veterans feel, especially me.

-Andy Price

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