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(VIDEO): On This Memorial Day GOP: Honor Our Veterans with Bonifide Actions As Well As Words
Today is Memorial Day. Better known as a day we as a nation honor our Military Servicemen and Women who've gave their lives to defend our country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. We also honor the volunteer and drafted Men and Women who have served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard or our National Guard Branches.
During times of war and relative peace, Solidiers are frequency injured in conflict. To ensure our Soldiers, former and current military personnel receive the best possible health care the Veteran's Administration Medical Facilities expanded after World War I.
"The establishment of the Veterans Administration came in 1930 when Congress authorized the President to "consolidate and coordinate Government activities affecting war veterans."
The three component agencies became bureaus within the Veterans Administration. Brigadier General Frank T. Hines, who directed the Veterans Bureau for seven years, was named as the first Administrator of Veterans Affairs, a job he held until 1945."
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