Veterans Assisting Veterans Demand Gov. Baker Apologize to Former Vets Secretary Ureña

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Veterans Assisting Veterans is a volunteer nonprofit organization that says that recent reports vindicate the former Massachusetts secretary of veterans’ services, Francisco Ureña, regarding his role at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

The group said in a statement,  “…76 elderly veterans died from the COVID-19 outbreak. Ureña, a decorated American war hero, dedicated public servant, and dedicated veterans advocate, was wrongfully summoned to the State House to resign last year. Ureña was used as a scapegoat for the protection of the Baker administration. As a result, his resignation caused severe damage to his reputation and livelihood. The board of directors of Veterans Assisting Veterans finds no better time than now, especially on the eve of Memorial Day, to demand that Governor Baker issue a public apology to Ureña."

The group goes on, "We call upon the people and veterans of Massachusetts to directly contact the governor and his administration and demand this public apology. The deaths of veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home are tragic and could have been avoided had the governor favored professionalism and skills in his choice to oversee the facility rather than political patronage and nepotism."

The group has launched a change.org.

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