A Call to Action for the Aquatics Industry

Community aquatic centers, YMCAs, university facilities and others should take the lead in making free access to such facilities for veterans a top priority.
Community aquatic centers, YMCAs, university facilities and others should take the lead in making free access to such facilities for veterans a top priority.

Last week I couldn’t help but notice this year’s Memorial Day observance took place just days after the breaking news about the falsified records scandal at VA hospitals. In a world filled with brutal ironies, that one was a doozy! 

Naturally, the timing led to all sorts of political finger-pointing and moral handwringing about how we’re failing in our duty to assist our wounded service people. Although that simple observation is something most people probably believe in, it’s equally apparent that without action, even the most well- intended rhetoric does little, if any good at all. 

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