Tag: Department Of Veterans Affairs
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Outside Aurora VA hospital, hundreds memorialized nurse killed in Minneapolis
Outside the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Aurora on Wednesday night, soft light from battery-powered candles illuminated hundreds of mourning faces. The crowd of nurses and other community members gathered to remember Alex Pretti, a VA nurse, who was killed on Saturday in Minneapolis during an encounter with federal agents. “In this circle of…
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Veteran commends VA for support after paralyzing bike accident
After a biking accident five years ago, Mark, a retired Army officer, didn’t fully grasp the seriousness of his injuries. In his daze, he felt certain he was going to recover. But the accident left him paralyzed from his neck down and bedridden. He was uncertain if he would ever taste food again. Right after…
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Interim director appointed for VA Rocky Mountain Network
The Department of Veterans Affairs appointed Sunaina Kumar-Giebel as interim director of the VA Rocky Mountain Network, according to a Monday news release. Kumar-Giebel is currently the network’s deputy director and chief operating officer. She replaces the previous director, Ralph Gigliotti, who retired after a 40-year federal government career, according to the release. The role…
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Former Denver veterans affairs hospital up for sale
The U.S. General Services Administration placed the former Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, up for sale along with 8.26 acres, five other buildings and an eight-floor parking structure. Minimum bid is set at $15 million. Some Denver developers have suggested Rose Medical Center, which is adjacent to the property,…
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Hundreds gather at Fort Logan National Cemetery to honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
Hundreds of Coloradans gathered at Fort Logan National Cemetery for the first time in two years on Memorial Day to remember and honor those who died while serving their country. The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a wreath-laying ceremony along with the playing of Taps, a moment of silence, a rifle volley, a F-16 flyover…
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Colorado clinic’s prescription for healthier patients: Lawyers
COMMERCE CITY — In her 19 years of living with cerebral palsy, scoliosis and other ailments, Cynthia Enriquez De Santiago has endured about 60 surgeries and her heart has flatlined at least four times. But the most unusual doctor’s referral of her life came last year: Go see an attorney. Enriquez De Santiago sought help…
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VA issues still plague many veterans; department claims progress being made
Karl Lippard was a lanky and smooth-faced 17-year-old, 6-foot-1 inch and 148 pounds of youthful self-assurance, when he joined the Marine Corps in 1962. He left Vietnam on his 20th birthday, after 12 months of exposure to toxic chemicals his country had promised were safe, bearing open wounds and the scars of a ferocious battle…