we met tony thornton, the young father. we are sorry to report that he lost his final battle last week, spending his last few days in hospice. he is survived by his wife jaynie and two young daughters. >>> next on "america tonight", a hospital meant to serve our veterans. >> everywhere there is drugs. >> right. >> these are all - every one is prescribed. >> "america tonight"s christopher putzel with a look at the v.a. hospital termed candiland >>> later, the long journey of many that served and survived in lives changed by war. >>> the veterans administration. the v.a. holds itself out as buying proud of those it serves. in recent months, mismanagement, poor treatment led to the ouster of its chief and scrutiny of the v.a. now the death of a young patient at a v.a. hospital exposed other flaws. christopher putzel found it is a tragedy bound to raise questions on how to fix the v.a. >> i never thought he would dive >>> marve and linda lost their son last august. the 35-year-old former marine didn't die in a combat zone, but

we met tony thornton, the young father. we are sorry to report that he lost his final battle last week, spending his last few days in hospice. he is survived by his wife jaynie and two young daughters. >>> next on "america tonight", a hospital meant to serve our veterans. >> everywhere there is drugs. >> right. >> these are all - every one is prescribed. >> "america tonight"s christopher putzel with a look at the v.a. hospital termed candiland >>> later, the long journey of many that served and survived in lives changed by war. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. >> ...as if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution. >> this goes to the heart of the argument >> to tell you the stories that others won't cover. how big do you see this getting? getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> we're here to provide the analysis... the context... and the reporting that allows you to make sense

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