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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 14 > Veterans back soon, but center isn't ready

Veterans back soon, but center isn't ready

First VA outpost east of Cascades OK'd in August; advocates, Wyden urge feds to speed things up for 110 area Guardsmen back in U.S. in April

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
March 14, 2010

WASHINGTON — A long-sought facility for returning military veterans in Bend likely won't be ready in time for the return of hundreds of soldiers next month, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Now, a local veterans group and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden are urging the federal government....

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