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Honoring the women who served in the country s only all-female, all-African-American WWII unit
On Tuesday, the Virginia War Memorial hosted its second event on the Six Triple Eight to try to ensure they are not left behind in history.
By: Cameron Thompson
and last updated 2021-05-19 12:33:17-04
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia War Memorial hosted an event on Tuesday about a push to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the only all-woman, all-African-American unit to serve overseas in World War II.
Among the last surviving members of the unit was a Virginia woman who passed away earlier this year.
Puller Veterans Care Center slated to open next March
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The 145,000-square-foot Puller Veterans Care Center faces the Vint Hill Parkway on 30 acres donated for the project.
General contractor Whiting-Turner of Baltimore started construction last summer. Itâs really designed to make Puller part of the larger Fauquier community. Virginia Department of Veterans Services Chief Deputy Director Steven Combs
Puller Veteran Care Center
⢠Services: Nursing, dementia and short-term rehabilitative care for military veterans.
⢠Operator: Virginia Department of Veterans Services.
⢠Beds: 128.
⢠Staff: 220.
⢠Architects: Wiley Wilson, Lynchburg; Orcutt Winslow, Phoenix, Ariz.
⢠Opening: March 2022.
⢠Background: The state operates similar 400-bed and 240-bed centers in Richmond and Roanoke, respectively. It plans to open a 128-bed center in Virginia Beach in August 2022.
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