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Jesse Brown was born on March 27, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, [1] to Lucille Marsh Brown and David Brown. He grew up in Chicago, Illinois, [1] and graduated with honors from the City Colleges of Chicago. [2]
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country. Non-healthcare benefits include disability ...
VA.gov The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs , the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries.
That summer he joined Attack Squadron One Ninety Two (VA-192) as Maintenance Officer and light attack aviator. In October 1966, his call sign was "The Beak". VA-192 joined Carrier Air Wing Nineteen on board the USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) for a deployment in the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea. During the squadron's first forty days on the line ...
Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia.A member of the Democratic Party, he was a disabled U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valorous actions in combat, as well as a United States Senator (1997–2003).
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
The Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs is a senior position within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that directs the National Cemetery Administration, which maintains 150 national cemeteries and provides burial services for veterans of the United States military and eligible family members.
Prior to joining VA, Mansfield served as executive director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) since April 1993. In that position, he oversaw daily operation of PVA's national office in Washington, D.C. Mansfield held a number of positions at PVA from 1981 to 1989, and served as the organization's first associate executive director of ...