Did you know that the Ken Kesey’s seminal 1962 book “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was based on material he collected while working at the Palo Alto VAMC Psychiatric ward? I’m sure Nurse Rached must have been more than just a fig newton of his imagination. What makes one shiver with disgust and outrage is that Hollywood tones these scripts down so as not to offend the viewer’s sensibilities. What really happened in Palo Alto unfortunately will probably always remain there like Las Vegas. Sad to think our Vets were subject to not only the horrors of war and its mental aftermath, but to also suffer at the hands of uncaring medical “professionals”. We deserve better. It makes me wonder if homeless Veterans aren’t better off outside the system than inside. Perhaps they know more than we do.