President Barack Obama had no choice but to accept Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation.

American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger issued the following statement regarding today’s resignation of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki: "It is not the solution, yet it is a beginning. Erik Shinseki, who resigned Friday as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, first came to prominence for stating too bluntly the cost of war. Eric Shinseki From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eric Ken Shinseki (/ ʃɪnˈsɛki /; born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the … Eric K. Shinseki resigned as secretary of veterans affairs Friday, apologizing for a scandal in which employees throughout the VA’s massive hospital … The solution is not complete with Shinseki's resignation.