Donna Wurster, who lives in Murphy, receives treatment at the VA in Dallas for extensive nerve damage in both legs, arthritis and a long list of other physical ailments due to her 20 years in the Army and Army Reserves. Wurster said she is nervous that wait times will increase and veterans will be without health care they desperately need.

Navy veterans April Sutton, in blue uniform, and Keegan Baker, in fatigues, hold a banner together as they were among veterans and their supporters at the Capitol in Denver Friday, March 14, 2025, to protest President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s cuts to veterans’ services and to voice anger Trump’s past comments about veterans.