A former Gitmo military policewoman who headed into her local VA clinic earlier this month for a regular appointment to cope with her PTSD learned that her and other vets' sessions been canceled, because the staff was attending an inspirational speech for Mental Illness Awareness Week.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a veteran and a first-term member of the House, bailed on a hearing about the veterans health care crisis to hang on the beach with Yahoo! News and finish a photo-intensive puff piece that focused on her surfing prowess.