INDIANAPOLIS — Two events Wednesday pledged to help Hoosier veterans. One will put being put money toward veteran debt relief, and the changes Senator Jim Banks wants to make to the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indy.
An announcement Wednesday morning at IMS included a pledge from Verizon, Team Penske, and the Indianapolis Colts to commit $6 million to erase medical debt for some Hoosier vets over the next two years.
“Giving back to them, especially in this time of need, when they didn’t ask for health issues, they just have them, is the right thing to do,” said Andy Brady, President of Verizon’s Great Lakes Market.
Later in the day, Republican Senator Jim Banks was in Indy to talk about major upgrades to the Roudebush VA Medical…