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VA To Lease Space for New Clinic at Harlingen, Texas |
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 15:04 |
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WASHINGTON – To provide 21st century health care to South Texas veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that the firm of Boyer Harlingen L.C. will construct a new 120,000-square-foot health care center in Harlingen, which VA will lease for a minimum of 20 years. The three-story facility, which is scheduled to open in October 2010, will be located on the campus of the University of Texas Regional Medical Education Center at Harlingen. It will offer a full range of outpatient services, including six surgical suites, and clinics for prosthetics care, oncology and sensory aids.
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VA Announces $22 Million for Rural Veterans |
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Saturday, 10 January 2009 14:48 |
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WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has provided $21.7 million to its regional health care systems to improve services specifically designed for veterans in rural areas. “This special allocation is the latest down payment on VA’s commitment to meet the needs of veterans living in rural areas,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. “VA will take to our rural veterans the health care services they have earned.”
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Navy Names Virginia Class Submarine USS John Warner |
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Saturday, 10 January 2009 14:44 |
WASHINGTON -- The secretary of the Navy announced today that the next Virginia-class attack submarine will be named in honor of recently retired Virginia Senator John Warner. Warner retired Jan. 3, 2009, after 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate.
The USS John Warner, honors Warner’s lifetime of service to the nation and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sen. Warner’s career in public service began in Jan. 1945, the last year of World War II, when he enlisted at the age of 17 in the U.S. Navy, where he earned the rank of Petty Officer 3rd class. In the Fall of 1949, he joined the Marine Corps Reserve. At the outbreak of the Korean War in Oct. 1950, he volunteered for active duty and was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps and served with the 1st Marine Air Wing as a ground communications officer in Korea. He continued his affiliation with the Marine Corps Reserve, reaching the rank of captain. In Feb. 1969 he was appointed and confirmed by the Senate as under secretary of the Navy, and succeeded Secretary John Chafee as the 61st Secretary of the Navy in 1972 following Senate confirmation during the height of the war in Vietnam. During this period, Warner was designated as chief negotiator for the conference between the U.S. and Soviet navies which led to the Incidents at Sea Agreement which is still in effect today. Entering politics in 1978, he was elected to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the U.S. Senate. He served five consecutive terms becoming the 2nd longest serving U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia in the 218-year history of the Senate.
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Iraq War Veteran Memoir Wins International Book Award |
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Saturday, 10 January 2009 14:38 |
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LOS ANGELES -- In the Company of Soldiers by Melia Meichelbock receives an Honorable Mention in the Biography/Autobiography category of the London Book Festival.
"It's an honor to be recognized both nationally and overseas at the London Book Festival," says author Melia Meichelbock. Meichelbock was previously recognized in the 2008 National Best Book Awards. "I hope readers gain an insight like no other with a no holds barred tell-all glimpse into the war--from living with all men in horrible living conditions to the plethora of extra-marital affairs and charges against my superior officers."
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U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Ranstad (right), a sniper, leads a fire team of Air Force joint terminal air controllers in search of a high-value target during an exercise in support of Allied Strike II at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels, Germany, on Nov. 6, 2008. Allied Strike II is a combined U.S. and coalition forces exercise that trains joint terminal attack control members in preparation for deployments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers, U.S. Air Force.