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Veterans Voice: VA vaccinating 'as quickly as we can'


Veterans Voice: VA vaccinating as quickly as we can
By Mary K. Talbot, Special to The Journal
© The Providence Journal
Dr. Michael Siclari, an Army veteran and physician in the Providence VA Medical Center, and Mary Beth Smith, Air Force veteran and nurse manager, receive the first Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations in the VA Providence Healthcare System from nurse practitioners Bridget Henley and Caleb McVey, in December. (VA Providence HCS photo by Winfield Danielson).
It has been one year since the pandemic began and the toll upon our veteran population has been significant. More than 230,000 veterans have been infected with the virus and 10,605 have succumbed to the disease as of March 4.  ....

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Veterans Voice: Vietnam vet recalls horror of friendly fire


Veterans Voice: Vietnam vet recalls horror of friendly fire
By Mary K. Talbot, Special to The Journal
© Submitted photos
Bill Babcock as a platoon leader in Vietnam, spring 1970.
Thirteen was Bill Babcock’s lucky number back in October 1969. 
On his 23rd birthday, Babcock had taken command of his first platoon in Vietnam.  He had been assigned to Bravo Company, 3/8th Infantry, 1st Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division. 
He was one of four lieutenants in the company. He would join 2nd Lt. Fred Bullet, 2nd Lt. Dave Mann and 2nd Lt. Virgil Judah. Each man would be responsible for a platoon of about 30 to 35 men. Babcock was nervous, but also excited. ....

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Veterans Voice: Designer's memorial resonates with all Native American vets


Veterans Voice: Designer s memorial resonates with all Native American vets
By Mary K. Talbot, Special to The Journal
© Alan Karchmer
National Native American Veterans Memorial, Harvey Pratt
Harvey Pratt had won a national competition for a coveted artistic commission.
He arrived in Washington, D.C., and was touring the grounds to identify the exact location where his vision would be executed when “a hawk showed up,” he remembers. It “flew in from the Southwest and landed right on that spot… and he danced around.” The hawk stayed in a tree above for “about an hour and everybody said, ‘That’s a good omen. ....

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