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In this issue:
Please join us for our Veteran Town Hall. All are welcome to join. We’ll be presenting information on our COVID-19 moving forward together planning, response, our vaccine progress, our soon to open new Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Edmonds, Olympia and Puyallup and more.
Submit your questions in advance to PublicAffairsPugetSound@va.gov
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The Wall of Heroes serves as a reminder for patients, visitors, staff and volunteers at VA Puget Sound Health Care System of the sacrifice, valor, bravery and heroism demonstrated by our Puget Sound Veterans. Our Wall of Heroes display, dedicated June 29, 2009, is one way we honor those Veterans. Framed biographic displays of each inductee are symbols honoring Veterans who have had significant contributions to those we serve at VA Puget Sound.
Each year, our Wall of Heroes Committee collects and reviews nominations, ultimately selecting one inductee.
CRITERIA:
- Nomination must be received complete and within the submission deadline.
- Nominee must be a U.S. armed forces Veteran who was honorably discharged or certified member of a military-related special group eligible for VA benefits as noted here in the Federal Benefits for Veterans.
- Nominee must have been awarded at least one military decoration that demonstrates the nominee’s sacrifice, valor, bravery or heroism. Awards will be reviewed and authenticated with a release form signed by the Veteran or next of kin.
- If nominee did not receive any of these medals, then a strong community involvement needs to be documented and demonstrated.
- Nominee must have had a significant personal or professional investment in VA Puget Sound’s service area. Veterans who receive or received care at any of our health care facilities (Seattle or American Lake campuses; Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Bellevue, Federal Way, North Seattle/Lake City, Mount Vernon, North Olympic/Port Angeles, Silverdale, Sound Sound/Chehalis; or Community Resource and Referral Center) automatically meet this criteria.
- Nominee must not have a close personal or business relationship with any standing committee member.
TIMELINE:
- Until September 10: Application packet available
- September 13 - 17: Committee reviews nomination packets
- September 17: Inductee selected and information collected for biography
- November 1: Biographic frames completed, reviewed
- Week of Veterans Day: Wall of Heroes Induction Ceremony (due to COVID-19, 2020 was postponed and will be combined with the 2021 ceremony).
NOMINATION DETAILS:
- A nomination can be submitted by anyone. Patient privacy laws prohibit us from accepting anonymous nominations. Each submission must contain:
- Copies of citations and DD214 (please do not provide originals as we are unable to return).
- Completed authorization for verification form.
- Completed submission coversheet.
Submissions are reviewed for authenticity of awards through the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration which has its headquarters in Seattle. To submit nominations:
- E-mail: PugetSoundWallofHeroes@va.gov.
- Mail: Wall of Heroes Committee S-OO, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108.
Last year, VA Puget Sound Innovations team dove into pandemic preparedness, partnering with the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and America Makes to provide the general public with a curated list of 3D printable personal protective equipment on the NIH 3D Print Exchange. VA Puget Sound staff helped test over 600 designs, approving 34 designs for clinical use and another 28 designs for community use. These designs are now being used across the world, with over 1.5 million design views worldwide.
Read VA Puget Sound’s Annual Report to learn more about this and other contributions in Fiscal Year 2020 - https://www.pugetsound.va.gov/docs/FY20-Annual-Report-Print-Version-8pt5x11-final.pdf.
Our summer issue features a message from our director, and information about a new women Veteran service, our soon-to-open clinics in Edmonds, Olympia and Puyallap and much more - https://www.pugetsound.va.gov/PUGETSOUND/docs/Live_Whole_Health-Summer-2021_Issue-4.pdf
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