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Robert Wilkie Quotes

American - Public | August 2, 1962 -

While I honor the soldiers in my family, and I am a student of history, the past is the past, and I do not live in the past.

Family Live History Past I Am Honor

I welcome a scrutiny of my entire record.

Welcome Scrutiny Record Entire

Many of the issues I encountered as acting secretary were not with the quality of medical care but with getting our veterans through the door to reach that care.

Quality Medical Door Care Acting

The last thing I will pay attention to is any of the usual Washington back and forth.

Attention Back Washington Will Pay

I experienced what can never be duplicated in the private sector - the communal aspect of VA.

Never Experienced Communal Private

My own life changed when my father returned from his second combat tour in Vietnam. When he came home after almost a year in Army hospitals, he weighed less than half of what he did when he left. I watched the agonizing recovery, and that experience was on my mind when I was asked to come to VA.

Life Father Home Experience Mind

When an American veteran comes to VA, it is not up to him to employ a team of lawyers to get VA to say yes. It is up to VA to get the veteran to yes, and that is customer service.

Service Team American Customer Say

If we don't get a hold of what we owe Americans who are providing services to our veterans, then the entire system collapses.

Veterans System Hold Get Who Owe

I learned at a very early age, listening to those around my family, that in order to be a commander, you had to walk your post.

Family Age Walk Listening You Early

As part of any new leadership organization, you come in with a team. You come in to assess. You come in to rearrange.

Leadership Team Organization You New

I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much.

Women Men I Am Battle American Who

For the VA to thrive as an integrated health care network, it must be agile and adaptive.

Health Care Thrive Health Care Must

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