Veterans
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), co-chairman of the Congressional Rural Veterans Caucus, today sent a letter to the acting director of the VA Black Hills Health Care System, Steve DiStasio, calling for an additional public meeting to address the recently proposed reduction in services at their Hot Springs, SD facility:
As families and loved ones gather across the Third District over the coming days to celebrate Christmas, I want to extend my season’s greetings to you and your family. During this time of year, our thoughts and prayers go out to the men and women, and certainly their families, who sacrifice so much to defend our freedoms.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), co-chairman of the Congressional Rural Veterans Caucus, today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Ret. Gen. Eric Shinseki regarding the VA’s recent proposal to reduce veterans’ health services at the VA Black Hills Health Care System facility in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), chairman of the Congressional Rural Veterans Caucus, today released the following statement commemorating the December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced his nomination of the following students to the U.S. Service Academies for the class entering the fall of 2012:
Jack Anderson, son of Scott and Michael Ann Anderson, is a senior at Kearney High School in Kearney. He has been nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
The holidays are a special time to reflect on the past year, to celebrate, and to give thanks for the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy as Americans. President Ronald Reagan reminded us of our blessings in his 1982 Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day: “I have always believed that this anointed land was set apart in an uncommon way, that a divine plan placed this great continent here between the oceans to be found by people from every corner of the Earth who had a special love of faith and freedom.”
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the guns in Europe fell silent and the War to End All Wars was over. And on that day every year thereafter, Americans have come together to remember the sacrifices made by the veterans who took up arms on their behalf to defend freedom.
In his speech on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 40th anniversary of D-Day, President Ronald Reagan said, “We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared so we may always be free.”
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-3) today joined other members of Congress for the annual ‘Holiday Mail for Heroes’ card signing to show support for American military personnel, veterans, and their families this holiday season. Smith’s offices in Scottsbluff and Grand Island again will serve as collection points for constituents to drop off postage-free cards.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced his office will host a training workshop for constituents interested in volunteering to record veterans’ stories for the Library of Congress. The training session will be held on Thursday, November 17 at the Grand Island Public Library (211 North Washington Street, Grand Island). The session is scheduled to run from 5:30PM to 8:00PM CST.