It's National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week
February 11th, 2008 @ 4:06pm
(KSL News) The public will have a chance to honor hospitalized veterans this week.
Salt Lake's VA Medical Center is inviting people to visit the hospital this week to pay tribute its patients who have given so much to protect the country.
"The National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans gives everyone a chance to let those who have given the nation so much know that they are not forgotten," said VA Medical Center Director James R. Floyd. "We want people of all ages to bring Valentine's Day cheer to our patients."
Today, Utah Rep. Jim Matheson paid a visit. He said, "I'll tell you what I think. It's important for all of us to remember our veterans, what they did for us before and kind of what they're dealing with now. Some of these folks still are dealing with medical problems from their service, and I don't think we can ever thank them enough."
Hospital officials encourage anyone to visit this week. Anyone interested can contact the medical center's voluntary service office at (801) 584-1241, extension 1.
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