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Caring For Those Who Served Their Country
(NAPS)—A program designed to provide the best possible care for veterans also offers rewarding job alternatives for experienced nurses. The VA Travel Nurse Corps Program is a VA-operated internal pool of registered nurses who are available for temporary short-term assignments at VA centers throughout the country. While taking part in the program, VA Travel Nurses are compensated for their time and travel and receive per diem allowances that include lodging, meals and incidentals plus the opportunity to see the country. RNs are compensated for hours worked but do not earn sick or vacation time or retirement programs. “The program offers nurses an opportunity to maintain high standards of patient care, helps decrease turnover of newly recruited nurses and offers alternatives for experienced nurses considering leaving the VA system,” says Program Director Jacqueline Jackson. It is hoped that the program will reduce the use of outside supplemental staffing, improve recruitment of new nurses into the VA system and deliver VA health care in rural or underserved areas. The program also hopes to establish a potential pool of registered nurses for national emergency preparedness efforts. RNs are selected from the VA and the private sector. Nurses new to the VA receive training on the special needs
of veterans, the system’s procedures and policies, as well as medication administration and the VA’s computer system. Nursing can be both challenging and rewarding wherever you work but the VA program offers special rewards. “As I start the IV on an 85-yearold hero, his eyes grow soft as he mentions his tour of service in India and Burma,” said RN Brenda Joyce Gupton. “This veteran carried our colors to another continent for freedom’s sake. It was my privilege to be his nurse.” The program was launched as a joint effort between the VA’s Integrated Service Networks, the VA’s Management Support Office and the VA Office of Nursing Services. “We are committed to making this program a win-win for all involved and to keep VA on the cutting edge of providing the best care possible to our nation’s veterans,” said Jackson. For more information, visit www.travelnurse.va.gov or call (866) 6641030.
Vets Get Free Canes (NAPS)—Every year, in an effort to honor U.S. Military Veterans, a national program gives free folding canes to Veterans who need them. What They Receive The cane is sturdy, functional and stylish. It has an ergonomic soft-grip handle, adjusts for people 5’ to 6’3”, supports up to 250 pounds and automatically unfolds and locks into position for use.
Why They Receive It The program’s aim is to help Veterans stay connected to family, friends and the community. Where To Get It The AMG Medical Inc. canes are available, while supplies last, November 9, 10 and 11, 2011, at all 600 Sam’s Clubs locations nationwide. Club membership is not required, though proof of U.S. military service may be. How To Learn More For additional information about the Hugo Salutes Our Veterans program, visit www.HugoSalutes.com.
Our Veterans
This list of veterans was contributed by the local Veterans of the Foreign Wars Post 2785 and the American Legion Posts 30 & 512.
Veterans of the Foreign Wars Post 2785 Jim E. Adam Alan L. Adams Herman L. Adams Robert A. Adams Robert L. Adams William R. Adams Anethra M. Adderley Joseph W. Albea Jimmy D. Alberson David S. Aldrich Eddie W. Alexander Marvin Alexander Kelly L. Almond Darrell D. Ambos Clyde F. Anderson Olaf T. Anderson III Harold C. Andrews William H. Andrews Wayne A. Angermeyer Moises N. Apodaca Rashad L. Archie James W. Arrowood W. W. Arrowood Sam P. Arthur Randolph Ashberry Robert M. Askey Darrell T. Atkinson John P. Ault Charles E. Austin Edward L. Autry Richard Back Jr. Richard S. Back Robert R. Back William I. Badders Daniel W. Bailey Jr. David S. Baker Paul R. Baker Tom Banghart Darrell B. Banner Christopher B. Barber Willie B. Barfield Charlie Barner Jr. Silas Barnes Felix Barnette L. Barrett James O. Barron Jr. Clyde S. Bartlett
Richard Bashline Donald L. Basinet John Baughman Jackie L. Beamon Robert J. Beamon Marshall V. Beck Donald Bell Tommy H. Bell Jimmie O. Bellamy Jimmy S. Bence H. F. Benford Thomas R. Bennett Jr. James Berry Willie J. Bibbs Ralph B. Bischoff Ivery Blackmon John H. Blackshear II Daniel T. Blair Joseph W. Blais Daniel I. Bland Max Bland James F. Blanford Rodney Blaylock William J. Blocker Cecil Bodiford Thurman L. Bolen James E. Bolton William H. Boston Thomas F. Bowman Clifford H. Boutwell Ralph H. Bradley James W. Bramble Michael K. Bridges James H. Briggs Ray Brooks Rufus R. Brooks Sr. Ronnie J. Brown Raford L. Bryant Troy C. Bryant John T. Buckley Jr. Ellis G. Bullock Samuel T. Bumpers Reginald A. Bunn George J. Burdess Morris L. Burgess Richard A. Burkhardt James Bush Billy H. Bushman William M. Butler Francis Patrick Cahill
James A. Cain Joseph A. Caldeira Luther Calloway E. A. Camp Larry R. Camp Charles E. Campbell R. R. Campbell Wilbur C. Cannon John Carney Joseph A. Carson III Charlie W. Carver Georgie R. Castle Bob D. Carter Jerry M. Carter Gene R. Castleberry James E. Cejka Joseph S. Champion Percy L. Chastang James G. Christmas Donald G. Clark E. R. Clark Hamid Clark Edwin M. Clements Robert J. Clements Ben T. Clenney James W. Clinard Deborah A. Clinton James Cochran Norman P. Cohen Roy R. Coleburn Gerald W. Coleman Michael N. Coleman Sanford S. Collins Raymond Commander Charles E. Conaway Arthur L. Connell Joel W. Conner Lewis E. Conner Leroy Cooper William A. Cooper Harold W. Corbin Allen C. Cortez Albert J. Coston Jr. John D. Coulter Eugene F. Coutu Walter b. Cowan William L. Coward Sr. Thomas E. Cox James L. Cramer Earl Crawford
O. Z. Crawley Donnie R. Croom Franklin U. Cross Mike L. Cross Reese Wilson Cross Russell E. Cross John Cruz William J. Cuff J. R. Culp Benny T. Cumbie Thomas M. Dalton James D. Daniel Steven H. E. Daniels John H. Daniels Raymond C. Daniels Con Dauphinais Jack L. Davis John A. Davis Leroy Davis Sean R. Davis Walter L. Dawkins Brian K. Deese Danny A. Deese Craig E. Derosia Douglas E. Derosia Melvyn L. Deubner Jeffry C. Dickerson Merrille E. Dickinson Billy R. Dixon Curtis L. Dixon James R. Dixon John T. Dodd Art Donahue Daniel M. Dorsey Everette W. Dorsey Charles A. Dowdy Louis J. Doyal Jr. W.C. Dozier F. Drake Sr. Joseph Drenneu Samuel Wayne DuBose Charles Duncan H. J. Dupre John M. Dupre William G. Dyar Rufus J. Dyes Walt Dyson Demetrius Eady Calem D. Eames James E. Eberhart
Robert F. Edore Leonard Edwards Sr. James E. Ellington Guy R. Elliott James M. Elliott Donald S. Enfinger Donald L. England Mary L. England Arthur R. Erickson Frderick J. Erickson George W. Ethridge Calvin N. Eubanks Grady W. Eubanks K. W. Eubanks Calvin N. Eubanks Jr. K. W. Eubanks Jr. Malcolm R. Eubanks Sr. Anthony R. Evans John N. Evans John G. Everett Guy G. Everett Jr. Tommy D. Fair Romas G. Faircloth Lewis N. Fallin Charles L. Falls Sam Farkas III Fred Farris Lee R. Ferrell Todd p. Ferris Cheyenn Fields Charles E. Finley Kieth Fish Jonathan R. Fisher Carl L. Fishcer Thomas Fischer Thomas W. Fletcher Ernest O. Flournoy Michael A. Flower James Flowers Frank Ford Jr. Josh Foster Kevin W. Fralish Dramoski T. Franklin Gregory Freed Gary T. Freeman Paul J. Freeman Robert H. Freeman Steven J. Freese Terrell Fricks
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