"Another idea is to donate to the VA hospitals."
No, the VA has plenty of money. The Directors often send money back for bonuses. We should demand that the bonus system be stopped and that the dead weight be sent to pasture. Then have a general audit of all VA facilities and demand that the money be spent on the combat casualties first and not to support some drunk that was kicked out and never saw a day in combat.
I don't really want to get into an argument about VA funding. For me, I will be donating goods not money - I'm cleaning out some books and I will be donating them to our local VA for the patients' use.
I'm sure the VA, like every other government program, could stand a good audit and then someone with the backbone to clean up after the audit findings are published.