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December 2016

Elizabeth Goolsby Fayetteville VAMC Director

Table of Contents

Pg. 1-2...Director’s Forum

Pg. 3-4…VA clinics in NC

weather Hurricane Matthew

Pg. 5-7…VA, Am Legion assist

Hurricane Matthew victims

Pg. 8-9…Fayetteville VA saves

the day with water buffalo

Pg. 10-12…Every day is Nurses

Week throughout Fayetteville

VAMC

Pg. 13... Annual flu vaccination

best prevention for Veterans, staff

Pg. 14...Veterans Day program in

CLC

Pg. 15...Missing Man

Remembrance Tables on display

at three FVAMC sites

Pg. 16...EMS now servicing

RME

Director’s Forum by Elizabeth “Betty” Goolsby

As 2016 is coming to a close, I reflect on the activities and chal-lenges of the past few months. Starting in late September, 12 inches of rain challenged the Fayetteville Enterprise with flooding and power failures. Soon thereafter, Hurricane Matthew visited, dumping even more rain, causing utility outages and tremendous devastation. Through both of these weather-related events, our staff rose to the challenges to help one another and to make sure our Veterans were well cared for.

Staff stayed overnight for several nights at the Medical Center to make sure there we had adequate staff to care for our patients. The staff at the Dialysis Center started dialysis procedures at 3 am the day before the Hurricane to make sure Veteran needs were addressed and the Veterans could return home safety. When the City of Fayetteville lost potable water, the Dialysis staff sprang in-to action, using of water buffaloes to make sure patients could be safely dialyzed. For several days our Dialysis Center was the only one in Cumberland County able to provide in-center dialysis.

Staff, who had not lost utilities in their homes, opened their hearts and homes to fellow staff members so they could shower, have a warm place to stay or do laundry.

The Robeson County area suffered perhaps the greatest devas-tation with the loss of homes, vehicles, and access to healthcare. The Fayetteville Enterprise, along with sister facilities, established a mobile medical park in Laurinburg in the Walmart parking lot. The staff addressed not only the needs of our Veterans but provid-ed humanitarian aid to others with medical, mental health or medication needs.

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The staff at the mobile site traveled to the 15 shelters in Robeson County offering aid and sup-port. They brought many Veterans back to the medical park for care and services. Some were forced to leave their homes without medications, to include insulin. The presence of the VA was a lifeline for them. Several Veterans commented about how much they appreciated having some-one to talk with about their experiences and how welcomed a hot cup of coffee was. The mobile clinics functioned for 10 days and brought care to those in need.

Through all of this, 19 of our staff members either lost their homes or had significant dam-age but many still came to work to help and pro-tect others.

In November there is additional focus on our Veterans and this year was no exception. I want to share with you two events that were very mov-ing and further illustrate why our Veterans are a special group and we are so honored to be able to serve them.

Through the work of Abby Parker and her col-leagues, a POW/MIA Remembrance Table was dedicated at the Fayetteville Health Care Center. Three former POWs; one each from WW2, Korea Conflict and Vietnam War, were our honored guests. Each of them suffered incredible hard-ships, both mentally and physically as a result of captivity. But each maintained that incredible American spirit and never lost faith in America, nor their love for America.

We have two other POW/MIA tables, one at the Medical Center and another at the Wilming-ton Health Care Center. Please stop by the table and reflect on the meaning of each of the objects.

Annually, we have a Veterans Day Program. This year LTC Shane Finison, Commander of the 1-82 Attack Reconnaissance Brigade from Ft.

(Continued from page 1) Bragg, was our guest speaker. He brought his 89 year old grandfather, Lee Deal, with him. Mr. Deal, an artilleryman in Europe during World War 2, was justifiably proud of his grandson but he was also brought to tears during the pro-gram. He commented, “This is the first time since I returned from service that anyone has honored me at a Veteran Day program. I wasn’t sure people still cared.”

Know the Risk, Get Tested for hepatitis C Veterans born between 1945 and 1965 may have an increased risk for Hepatitis C. VA encourages all Veterans receiving VA care to talk to their healthcare team about testing and treatment anytime. Get the facts. Get tested. Get treatment. Learn more at www.hepatitis.va.gov/patient/hcv/testing/index.asp.

http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/patient/hcv/testing/index.asp


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VA clinics in North Carolina weather Hurricane Matthew North Carolina was spared by

Hurricane Matthew’s winds, but

the storm still managed to deliver

a hefty punch through a barrage

of torrential rain and flooding.

Among the hardest hit areas

were Robeson, Edgecombe and

Pitt Counties, where VISN 6

operates community based out-

patient clinics. Clinics were

closed for up to 10 days due to

floodwaters, but reopened once

waters receded and made it pos-

sible to reach them safely again.

Several areas in the state were

left without power and experi-

enced excessive flooding, as

rivers crested and levees were

breached. Governor Pat McCrory

declared the state a disaster

area, with water destroying

homes and making roads im-

passable. Many residents found

themselves stranded or in shel-

ters and un-able to reach their

clinics and health care centers.

VISN 6 staff took to the road,

moving quickly to help Veterans

and civilians. While working to

access damage and reopen clin-

ics in these areas, Durham and

Fayetteville VAMC teams estab-

lished two Mobile Medical Unit

(MMU) sites. Based in Laurin-

burg and Tarboro, N.C., the (Continued on page 4)

Flood damage scenes Goldsboro, NC Oct. 12, 2016. Photos by Debra Young


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:Clinics weather Hurricane units brought medical assistance, food, counseling

and pharmacy services to Veterans in those areas

who were left without access to community based VA

clinics. In addition, Durham and Fayetteville VAMC

social workers visited shelters to ensure Veterans

were getting the care they needed, when and wherev-

er they needed it.

“Some of our Veterans have suffered significant

losses so we wanted to provide some measure of com-

fort by making some of the services they’re accus-

tomed to accessible as soon as possible,” said Fayette-

ville VAMC Director Elizabeth Goolsby, adding that

the Fayetteville VAMC operated shuttle service to the

MMUs for Veterans housed in shelters.

Durham VAMC Associate Director Steve Black

applauded everyone’s efforts as their employees

worked to reopen the Greenville HCC and began

seeing patients.

“Our single greatest asset and resource is our peo-

ple. This was evident in our response to the hurricane

relief efforts,” he said. “We had people from across

our organization react to the needs of Veter-

ans and non-Veterans alike, in a way that

was inspirational.”

“Many thanks to the VA staff from around

the country who teamed up with our VISN 6

employees to care for area Veterans and

residents in need,” said VISN 6 Director Dan

Hoffmann. “We also want to thank our com-

munity partners; especially the management

and staff of the Wal-Mart stores, who gra-

ciously offered their parking lots as a loca-

tion for the mobile sites of care and made

our staff, Veterans and civilians, feel wel-

come during this difficult time.”

All VISN 6 health care centers and commu-

nity based outpatient clinics are now fully

operational. (Courtesy VISN 6 Public

Affairs) Robeson County flood damage Oct. 12, 2016 — washed out road Lumberton NC

Photos by Debra Young

Robeson County flood damage Oct. 12, 2016 — Interstate 95 exit, Pembroke, NC


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VA, American Legion assist Hurricane Matthew victims

Editor’s note: The following article is reprint-

ed with permission from American Legion

magazine. You can find the article and a

short video online video at http://

www.legion.org/veteranshealthcare/234616/

va-legion-assist-hurricane-matthew-victims.

By Henry Howard

Deputy Director Media and Communications

The America n Legion

I n the wake of Hurricane Matthew, Randy Fair-

cloth and his family have been stuck in a tem-

porary shelter for two weeks and counting.

Their home withstood the initial wrath of the

storm. But when it started “moving and crackling,”

Faircloth sent his wife and daughter, who has ADHD

and Asperger’s Syndrome, to the shelter at Purnell

Swett High School in Maxton, N.C., where he joined

them the following day.

“(The crackling) started freaking them out,” said

Faircloth, who served in the National Guard after

9/11. “We made it through the storm until the dams

and levees failed and the water started rising again.”

As North Carolina recovers from the intense hur-

ricane, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is

working with The American Legion and other com-

munity organizations to provide medical care, pre-

scriptions and other aid to veterans and civilians.


Photos Jeff Melvin

Left, Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) volunteers Dr. Theresa Buck, Bay Pines VA Health Care System, Bay Pines Fla., standing, and Nurse Practitioner Annette Korth, Madison VA, Madison, Wis., kneeling, treat a displaced Robeson County resident at the Laurinburg NC mobile medical unit Oct. 20. Right, Robeson County CBOC social worker Ed Clark, left,

and DEMPS volunteer Mary Bauer, a registered nurse with Min-neapolis VA, talk to veteran Randy Faircloth at a shelter in Max-ton, N.C. in an effort to determine his needs and try to assist Fair-cloth and his family who lost their home and all their belongings in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

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“It’s been great to get the medical care we need,

and the assistance and the clothing,” Faircloth said.

“I have no idea where I would be without VA. We’d

definitely be in worse condition.”

The storm passed over North Carolina on Oct. 8,

causing more than $1 billion in damage, leaving at

least 26 people dead statewide and forcing thousands

of residents from their homes as a result of floods,

officials said.

As the cleanup continued in especially hard-hit

Robeson County, near the border of South Carolina,

VA staffers continued to seek out veterans and others

needing assistance. VA established a mobile medical

unit in Laurinburg, which provided aid to roughly

200 veterans and civilians after the storm.

VA staffers make frequent visits to the temporary

shelters, looking for veterans needing assistance. The

shelters are organized by the Red Cross. “We come

from all over,” said Bobby Franklin, a Red Cross vol-

unteer from Ohio. “But we unify and work as one.”

Mary Bauer, a registered nurse with VA in Minne-

apolis, was among those actively engaging with veter-

ans at the shelters. Bauer would invite those requir-

ing care to the medical mobile unit, where storm vic-

tims would receive an initial health assessment, med-

ications and basic care.

“We have been seeing veterans who have been dis-

placed who have been needing services such as medi-

cal, pharmaceutical or pyscho-social needs,” she said.

“We have also been seeing non-veterans, civilians

who have had some health issues. Pretty much any-

one who had needs, we bring through our clinic.”

As an example, Bauer cited a veteran who came in

with severe respiratory distress. After diagnosing

him, VA staff realized he required hospital care im-

mediately. “(Last Wednesday), he was discharged

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Minneapolis VA RN Mary Bauer, center, Fayetteville VA Urgent Care Center nurse manager Charles Hall check with an American Red Cross volunteer to inquire if any Veterans are at the shelter.

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Jennifer Nazarchyk, Fayetteville HCC Pharm-D, stocks the shelves of the mobile pharmacy at the Laurinburg site.

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: VA, Legion

American Legion (are helpful),”

he said. “When we have this type

of a disaster, we pull together and

do what is necessary to make it

happen. The American Legion

helps pitch in and makes us effec-

tive in what we’re trying to do and

help veterans.”

Charles Hall, an Army veteran

and nurse manager for the

Fayetteville VA, is on site to help

oversee logistics.

“This has been a really reward-

ing experience,” Hall said. “All

the patients who have come in —

both veterans and non-veterans

— have been treated very well.

This is a very cohesive team. The

way that the teams are working

together is outstanding. It’s a

warm fuzzy for me to see all these

VA employees coming together

with one mission in mind to take

care of the veterans and the peo-

ple in the community who need

our resources.”

The assistance extended to

other storm victims like Henry

Jacobs, of Pembroke, whose

home was damaged by the storm

but he didn’t need to evacuate.

Instead, he bailed water out with

a mop and broom.

But the work and stress took a

toll on the Vietnam War-era vet-

eran.

Jacobs went to his VA with

pains in both arms and legs and

his chest. During his exam, doc-

tors found high blood pressure, a

slow heartbeat and a kidney prob-

lem.

He was also given a stress test.

“I think the flooding had a lot to

do with it.”

Now, Jacobs is on the mend.

“I’m a little sore in my chest

now, but doing pretty fair,” he

said. “I’m still a little concerned

about it. I was treated very well

by the VA.

“They are number one in my

book. They took care of me.”

(Reprinted with permission

courtesy The American Legion).

(Continued from page #)

Above, Fred Williams, Fayetteville VA Emergency Manager, left, and James Payne, VISN 6 Area EM, confer as a prelude to beginning demobilization actions at the Laurinburg site Oct. 20. Below, Displaced Veteran Harold Hammond of nearby Maxton who described his home as "an island" talks to Greensboro Mobile Vet Center counselor Ron Thomas, cen-ter, and MVC technician Marcus Pickett.



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By Steve Wilkins VISN 6 Public Affairs

R eacting to an emer-

gency environmental

condition before, during and in

the aftermath of Hurricane Mat-

thew, the Fayetteville VAMC im-

plemented contingency opera-

tions, including placement of an

alternative water resource to con-

tinue health care service to Veter-

ans receiving dialysis treatment

through-out the storm event.

The hurricane passed through

the Fayetteville, N.C., region Oct.

8-10, unloading up to 18-20 inch-

es of water on the military-

connected community. The rain-

fall continued to cause after-

effects in the form of rising water

in surrounding lakes, rivers and

reservoirs.

Flooding, which began Oct. 9,

immediately compromised the

municipal water supply, affecting

water drinkability in area. VA

staff worked hard to mitigate the

situation, using thou-sands of

gallons of bottled water in the

Fayetteville VAMC and its subor-

dinate Health Care Center.

The situation significantly af-

fected operations at the Fayette-

ville VA Dialysis Clinic, which

depends on continuous supplies

Fayetteville VA saves the day

with water buffalo

of clean water. Logistics, con-

tracting and engineering staff ar-

ranged for a mobile water tanker

to keep the operation running for

Veterans and mitigate a poten-

tially dire situation which could



Dialysis center nurse manager Tiffany Wise inspects hose connection


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have compromised the organization’s ability to care

for Veterans severely at risk due to renal failure. The

water flowed from the tanker through a portable fil-

tration sys-tem, into the clinic where Veterans receive

care at the dialysis stations.

Getting the truck and apparatus in place enabled

the clinic to offer treatment to Veterans without skip-

ping a beat and operations continued running

smoothly, with VA staff completing 29 dialysis treat-

ments Oct. 9 out of the 30 scheduled.

Leadership at the VA Medical Center initiated cre-

ative techniques to circumvent issues challenging the

provision of health care to area Veterans,” said Joe

Jenkins, VISN 6 emergency manager.

Jenkins explained that during the weather event,

flooding closed about 100 roads in the area and dams

had been in danger of breeching, worsening condi-

tions for the already weather-ravaged region.

“Through the ingenuity of staff and their dedica-

tion to our Veterans, care was provided under the

most difficult of circumstances,” said Fayetteville

VAMC Director Elizabeth

Goolsby, who praised her staff

and others who worked dili-

gently and compassionately to

ensure care. “This truly is an

example of taking care of

those who have already taken

care of us.”


Left, patient Rev. Alonzo Jordan said he didn’t worry about receiv-ing treatment during storm thanks to a reassuring phone call from the dialysis center letting him know they would be open and when to come in.

Tammie Booth, lead hemodialysis technician, takes readings as one of the steps in conducting a water test.

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Every day is Nurses Week throughout Fayetteville VAMC

Employee Recognition

VALOR student nurse preceptor Charles Ayers

With the end of the calendar year

approaching, Patient Care Services

leaders would like to take an oppor-

tunity to shine a spotlight on some of

the outstanding work nursing staff are

doing individually and collectively.

Every day is Nurses Week here at

Fayetteville VAMC

Fiscal year 2016 has been an excit-

ing time for the Urgent Care Clinic.

According to UCC Nurse Manager

Charles Hall, RN, MSN, CEN, more

patients have been seen this year than

any other year, with 25,400 patients

registered.

“As manager of the Urgent Care, I am very proud

of all of our nurses and nursing assistants and the

difference they are making in having this a Medical

Center of Choice for our Veterans,” said Hall.

Take a look at this partial list of accomplishments:

Jessy Joby, RN, MSN, was selected to be the assistant nurse manager of the Urgent Care. Joby is also Chairperson of the Patient Care Services Evidence Based Practice Council.

Yvette Piantadosi, RN, BSN graduated with her Masters of Nursing degree-Family Nurse Prac-titioner

Svetlana Burroughs, RN and Danielle Munn, RN, graduated with their Bachelors of Science-Nursing degrees.

Ginger Malvitz, RN, BSN passed the Certified Emergency Nurse Exam

Christopher York, RN, BSN, completed his training as Yellow Belt is facilitating the Sys-tems Redesign Project for the Urgent Care-Improving Patient Flow. This committee is comprised of Joshua Davis, RN, BSN, Ginger Malvitz, RN, BSN, CEN, Craig Blue, RN, BSN and Sable Williams, NA. This committee is looking at ways and means of improving our


From left, Bradford Cornwell and Gina Malvitz confer with Ass’t UCC Nurse Manager Jesse Joby

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:Every day Nurses Week


patient flow, in additions to the improve-ments that have already occurred.

Carmen Rosado, RN, BSN and Ginger Mal-vitz, RN, BSN, CEN are Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ALCS) instructors respectively.

Two nurses in Urgent Care, Christopher York, RN, BSN and Kristina Brown, RN, BSN, CEN were instrumental in writing the Sepsis Guidelines.

Charles Ayers, RN, BSN became a member of the PICC Team.

Karen Needle Autry RN, BSN completed training for the hospital Decontamination Team.

Charles Ayers, Svetlana Burroughs and Car-men Rosado were all preceptors for the stu-dent nurses participating in the VALOR pro-gram.

Kudos also to the fol-

lowing members of the

OR/PACU Nursing Staff:

Sophia Peyton RN, MSN, CNOR OR Nurse Educator-Received her ASPAN certification in Au-gust 2016;

Sallie Sherrill, RN, -Received her CNOR certification in Au-gust 2016

Hannah Rogers, RN, BSN – Attending South University and pursing Geron-tology NP certifica-tion;

Lauren Hailey, RN, BSN- Attending South University and pursing her FNP certification;


BSN graduates Svetlana Burroughs and Dannielle Munn

Left, Sable Williams, and above, Christopher York Photo by Jeff Melvin Photo by Jeff Melvin

Courtesy photo


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Cynthia Rasic, RN, BSN- At-tending University of Phoenix University and will complete her MSN- Nursing Administration in Feb 2017;

Sallie Sherrill, RN, BSN- Attend-ing University of Phoenix Uni-versity and will complete her MSN- Nursing Administration in November 2017

Congratulation are also in order

for Intensive Care Unit staff as they

continue acute patient care service

renovation projects with the ultimate

goal of providing increased access for

more complex patients.

Since July 2016, our ICU nursing staff have part-

nered with Womack Army Medical Center ICU nurs-

ing staff to provide each nurse with a learning envi-

ronment (at WAMC) that helps them maintain up-to

-date acute and critical care nursing skills and

knowledge.

According to ICU Nurse Manager Darrell Greene,

“Not only does this partnership reinforce the special

knowledge and experiences required for acute and

critical care nursing, this learning experience has

provided the unit with a sense of professional pride

and achievement.”

In addition, Greene said, the nursing skills

learned at WAMC ICU are based on research studies

linked to higher levels of clinical knowledge, skill

and experience with best evidence, best practice out-

comes. “Our aim is excellence delivered health care,

which is one of our core values in staff and patient

satisfaction.”

ICU staff is also proud of the creation of their unit

-level Shared Governance Committee which has em-

powered ICU nurses to have more autonomy in deci-


sion-making that takes place in the ICU. This,

Greene said,

has been es-

sential to the

unit achieving

best patient

outcomes and

satisfaction

amongst the

nurses. “We

are excited

about our fu-

ture and we

are positive

the nursing

process will

be delivered

with excel-

lence in the

ICU.”


From left. April Fox, Josyrna Llena, ICU Nurse Manager Darrell Greene, and Eleanor Mendoza

Decon team volunteer Karen Needle-Autry


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Receiving an annual vaccina-

tion is widely recognized as the

best method for preventing dis-

ease and death related to influen-

za.

Kickoff events were held in

Fayetteville at the main campus

on Ramsey Street and the VA

Health Care Center (HCC) as well

as all Fayetteville VA community

based outpatient clinics, Sept. 28

& 29

After the kickoff events, Veter-

ans enrolled for VA healthcare

can receive the vaccine at their

assigned primary care location

Monday through Friday from 8

a.m. to noon and from 12:30 p.m

to 3:30 p.m.

To receive the immunization,

Veterans must show a VA Identifi-

cation Card. Veterans can check

with their primary care teams to

verify the most current infor-

mation as dates, times and availa-

bility, which are subject to

change.

To learn more about the flu,

check out the CD publication “Key

Facts about Seasonal Flu Vac-

cine” at www.cdc.gov/flu/

protect/keyfacts.htm.

Also, please note Veterans who

are currently enrolled in VA care

may walk into any Walgreens to

receive a vaccination at no cost

through the VA Retail Immun-

ization Care Coordination Pro-

gram.

After presenting a Veterans

Identification Card and a photo

ID, a Walgreens pharmacist ad-

ministers the vaccine and trans-

mits that information securely

to VA, where it becomes part of

the patient’s electronic medical

record.

This program is especially ben-

eficial to enrolled Veterans who

live in rural areas. This flu sea-

son, the partnership between VA

and Walgreens continues

through March 31, 2017.

On a related note, VA employ-

ees are encouraged to get flu

shots, too. It’s important not only

for their own health but for the

health of co-workers, family and

friends, as well as the Veterans

we serve.

If you’re a health care worker,

or an employee who comes into

contact with Veterans as part of

your job, getting a flu shot is a

worthwhile ounce of prevention.

Employees at main campus

can get their flu shots through

occupational health, Mon-Fri

from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. 0745-

15:45. Staff at all other locations

can receive the vaccine during

the walk in clinics at their respec-

tive locations .

Annual flu vaccination best prevention for Veterans, staff

Veteran Daniel Mitchell receives a flu inocula-tion from Fayetteville VAMC Nurse Gidget Wilson during the medical center’s kickoff event Sept. 28 and 29.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

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Right, Fayetteville VAMC Director Elizabeth “Betty” Goolsby delivers welcoming remarks to attendees at the annual Veterans Day ceremony in the Community Living Center, Nov. 10. Army Lt. Col. D. Shane Finison, commander, Fort Bragg’s 1-82 Attack Reconnaissance Battal-ion served as guest speaker. Music was provided by the 82nd Airborne Division Band Brass Quintet.

Photos by Brad Garner

Director Goolsby poses for photo with LTC Finison and his mother, LeeAnn Finison, and granddad, Lee Deal.

82nd Airborne Division Band trumpeter plays “Taps.” Guest speaker Lt. Col. D. Shane Finison chats with CLC residents and guests.

Veterans Day program in CLC

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Missing Man Remembrance Tables on display at three FVAMC sites In conjunction with POW MIA Recognition

Day activities across the country, the Fayette-

ville VA Medical Center unveiled a “Missing

Man Remembrance Table” that will remain on

permanent display in the Main Campus’ front

lobby entrance at 2300 Ramsey Street.

A ceremony marking the occasion took

place on POW MIA Recognition Day Sept. 16,

featuring patriotic music, guest remarks from

Greater Fayetteville-Chapter No. 1 – American

Ex-Prisoners of War Commander, retired Sgt.

Maj. Jacob Roth, and a moment of silence to

pay tribute to POW MIAs. The Colors were

presented by Fort Bragg’s 20th Engineering

Brigade Color Guard.

Positive feedback about the event prompted

Fayetteville VAMC leadership to authorize per-

manent displays at Wilmington Health Care

Center and Fayetteville HCC. Missing Man

Remembrance Table ceremonies were held at

these sites Nov. 8 and Nov. 9, respectively.

Retired Master Sgt. Larry Farmer, 1st vice

president, Vietnam Veterans of American,

Chapter 885, Wilmington was the guest speak-

er at the Wilmington HCC ceremony. The Col-

ors were presented by Eugene Ashley HS Navy

JROTC All Ser-

vice Color

Guard.

Sgt. Maj.

Roth reprised

as guest speak-

er for the

Fayetteville

HCC remem-

brance. The

Colors were

presented by

the 71st HS Air

Force JROTC

Color Guard.

Ms. Loretta Vinson sang the National Anthem

at the Fayetteville VAMC and HCC events. Photo by Jeff Melvin

Photos by Brad Garner FNCVAMC Missing Man Remembrance Table

Sgt. Maj. Jacob Roth Master Sgt. Larry Farmer

Eugene Ashley HS Navy JROTC All Service Color Guard

71st HS Air Force JROTC


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email: [email protected]

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