DAV military affairs office opens ...In an effort to better serve disabled veterans, especially those military men and women recently disabled during service in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, a DAV Military Affairs Office is now open at Brooke Army Medical Center Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio is part of the United States Army Health Services Command. It is a University of Texas Health Science Center and USUHS teaching hospital and contains the Army Burn Center. (BAMC BAMC Brooke Army Medical Center BAMC Bleed Air Monitoring Computer BAMC Burkhard Analysis and Methods Corporation BAMC Barring Outgoing Phonebook Match Calls ) in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . Establishment of the office was made possible through cooperative initiatives between the DAV National Service Office and Chapter 5 in San Antonio; Brigadier General James Gilman, Commanding General, Brooke Army Medical Center; Great Plains Regional Medical Command; and Command Sergeant Major Craig A. Layton. DAV NSO Danny Soto was also cited by General Gilman as a positive image for the Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members. The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. in recognition of his conduct at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Walter Reed Army Medical Center, major hospital complex in Washington, D. C., and Forest Glen, Md.; est. 1923 and named for U.S. army surgeon Walter Reed. It is composed of seven units including a general hospital and a research institute. There are several thousand beds. . On hand at the opening of the new office on Oct. 10 are, clockwise from front kneeling, Sergeant Major Anthony Moreno, BAMC; PDC L. Duke Hendershot, Chapter 5; Adalberto Erazo-Flores Commander Chapter 5; NSO Thomas J. Kickler, NSO/TSO Patrick J. Noonan, and Supervisory NSO Kent A. Hoffman. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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