Republican candidate Sarah Palin has unveiled her plan to assist Alaska's veterans.

Speaking at the Veterans Memorial in Anchorage, she stressed the importance of recognition and raising the profile of veterans. Palin says our vets just don't get the respect they deserve, and she plans to be a persistent voice in the ears of Congress and the VA.

Palin also plans to increase the flow of information and awareness through the PFD application, and when it comes to medical care, Palin understands every service isn't available in Alaska, but she wants to make sure that when it is, Alaskans stay here at home.

“It's a shame that they have to fight for that. That it's not just a given, that promises made will be promises kept by the state and federal government. It will be my job that, rest assured, the promises in health care and for benefits due them are provided,” Palin said. “It's unfair though, and it's disrespectful to make a promise that we can't keep. That being, that we'll provide all health care facilities and services here in the state of Alaska. Unreasonable, disrespectful to make that kind of promise.”