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Veterans
Day honors men and women who served in the United States Armed
services. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11
as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedy of war. A law
adopted in 1938 made the day a federal holiday.
In 1954,
Congress changed the name to Veterans Day to honor all United States
Veterans.
Health
care specific to veterans is outside of my area of expertise except
for an internship at Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San
Francisco, in the curriculum for Medical Record Technology.
The
Department of Veterans Affairs is an important resource for veterans,
their family/caregiver and friends. The San Francisco telephone
directory White Pages (US (Federal) Government) listings provide
departments and telephone numbers. The Department's website
(www.sanfrancisco.va.gov) provides information on services available
to veterans and their families for: health care, benefits, crisis
line, veteran services, and burials and memorials.
Visit westsideobserver.com, page 8, or pick up a newsrack copy of the November issue, for the complete article "Senior Smarts."
Photo: Private - US Army, World War II
Courtesy of Mattyee
Photo: Private - US Army, World War II
Courtesy of Mattyee
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