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As Donald Trump faces backlash from the US Army following his illegal photo-op in a restricted area of Arlington National Cemetery last week, one veteran is sounding the alarm on how a second Trump presidency could abolish the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In a Sunday, September 1 op-ed published by Rolling Stone, Michael Embrich — a former member of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’ Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans, and former congressional staffer — says the VA faces not only a great “legal” challenge, but also “a profound moral and ethical challenge.” Now that the …