Gen. Eric Shinseki is President-elect Obama’s choice to run the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

If confirmed, he will be facing a host of issues that include a backlog of disability benefits, implementing the new GI bill, and building Obama’s “21st century VA that will better serve all who have answered our nation’s call.”

From USA Today:
“Shinseki, a Japanese-American born in Hawaii, won two Purple Hearts in Vietnam for injuries that included the loss of part of his right foot. He vowed Sunday to improve a Department of Veterans Affairs that has been widely criticized for failing to meet disabled veterans’ needs.”
Read the entire article at USA Today.