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Charlie Baker reacted to the scathing report about COVID-19 at the Holyoke Soldiers Home saying the veterans, members of the Greatest Generation, deserved more.
HOME MANY TIMES DURING MY TENUREAS GOVERNOR.IT’S A VERY SPECIAL PLACE ANDHAS ALWAYS HELD A SPECIAL PLACEIN MY HEART.THE RESIDENCE OF THIS FACILITYREPRESENT THE GREATESTGENERATION.THEIR STORIES OF BRAVERY ANDSERVICE ARE UNMATCHED IN THEIRDEDICATION TO OUR STATE ANDNATION HAS BEEN A LIFELONGCOMMITMENT.THESE VETERANS AND THEIRFAMILIES HAVE MADE COUNTLESSSACRIFICES FOR THE GOOD OF OURNATION.THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OURVETERANS TO COME LIVE AND BECARED FOR AT OUR SOLDIERS HOMESIS SUPPOSED TO BE A SMALL TOKENOF OUR STATES GRATITUDE FORTHEIR SERVICE.THEY ARE PLACES WHERE THEY CANSPEND THEIR FINAL YEARS WITHTHEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS INARMS AND HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITYHEALTH CARE.THEY ARE PLACES WHERE THEY CANFEEL SAFE AND CELEBRATED.BUT AS THIS REPORT REVEALS, THEHOLYOKE SOLDIERS’ HOME FAILED TOPROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOROUR NATION’S VETERANS IN THEWAKE OF COVID-19 DURING APARTICULARLY CRITICAL PERIOD.CONDITIONS LEFT THESE VETERANSARE HIGHLY EXPOSED TO THERAVAGES OF COVID-19.THERE REMAINS A LONG ROAD AHEADTO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND DEEPWOUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN FOR --INFECTED BY THIS DEEPENINGTRAGEDY.TODAY IS ONLY THE FIRST S
"Errors were made at the Holyoke Soldier's Home before COVID-19, more errors were made in preparation for COVID-19 and still more..