Retired Army Major Discusses Long War With VA

To see a slideshow with audio excerpts from an interview with Shovar, click on the link at the bottom of this article.

Ret. Major G. Phil Shovar is a pack rat. His Greeley home is littered with trinkets, collectibles and magazines he intends to read. Amidst the chaos is an old Army helmet, a picturesque painting of the Navy ship he served on, and almost 1,000 pages of documents on his veteran benefits.