They served and paid their dues, but now thousands of veterans are being told they still owe the country, having collected a large sum of debt.

Thousands of low-income veterans receiving pension payments from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) are being hit with letters saying they were overpaid and need to pay back thousands and thousands of dollars. Some say it’s a stressful situation they didn’t realize they were wrapped up in.

Patrick McFeely is one of the few and the proud. Outside his Sarasota County mobile home waves the eagle, globe and anchor, alongside the flag he signed up to defend.

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