Dear Editor: Other than Thanksgiving and Christmas, the 4th of July is perhaps the most celebrated national holiday. Families go on picnics, visit beaches and parks, and watch fireworks. However, for many veterans, Independence Day takes on a different meaning. To those who served in the armed forces, often fighting to preserve our freedom in […]
Author Archives: Dennis H. Smith
Director, VA Maryland Health Care System
Posted inEditorial
Encourage a Veteran to Get, Stay Healthy
On behalf of the employees and volunteers at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System, I would like to thank our veterans for their military service and to wish them and their families a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Without their service and sacrifice, without their defending the freedoms we all […]
Posted inCommentary
Welcoming Home Our Newly-Returned Vets
Once again, we celebrate July 4th as the anniversary of the day 235 years ago that we declared independence, founding a nation based on the beliefs that all people are created equal and that prizes liberty and justice. This July 4th finds us with service men and women fighting for those same ideals. They will […]