For our company, Reino Linen Service, a commercial laundry in Gibsonburg, OH, this past Veterans Day was particularly special. In September 2005, we acquired VA healthcare laundry accounts for facilities in Dayton, Chillicothe and Cincinnati, Ohio. As a U.S. Navy veteran, this contract was special because it gave my company a chance to serve fellow veterans with the highest quality service. 
 
Unfortunately, that work is now in danger of going to a new contractor without competitive bids and at a substantially higher cost to taxpayers. Twenty new hires (out of a staff of 159) will likely lose ...