Behind the Names

Behind the Names

VA facilities all over the country bear the names of Americans who
made significant contributions to their country. Who were they?
In this series of articles, we take a look at these historical figures.

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	Part 1 - In this first installment, we look at three men who, between 1813 and 1842, built forts on which VA national cemeteries were founded: David Brydie Mitchell, Thomas Adam Smith and Josiah Snelling. (31KB PDF)
	Part 2 - In this second installment, we look at four Americans for whom national cemeteries are named: George Gibson, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Leavenworth and Winfield Scott. (48 KB PDF)
	Part 3 - Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, both Medal of Honor recipients, earned the honor and respect of their countrymen, and VA honored them by naming medical centers in their memories. (67KB PDF)
	Part 4 - A look at the historical figures behind the names of two VA medical centers, one a world-class physician, medical school dean and influential chief medical director; the other, a popular U.S. Congressman and veterans' advocate. (68 KB PDF)
	Part 5 - A look at three veterans whose names have been affixed to VA facilities by an act of Congress -- two who served during World War II and went on to advocate for veterans, and one who is honored for how he lived and how he died. (52KB PDF)

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