For Immediate Release
Date: June 11, 2015
Contact: Heidi Audette
Phone: 360-725-2154
Walla Walla County: The public is invited to attend the Groundbreaking ceremony for the Walla Walla Veterans Home on July 1, 2015 at 10:30 am.
The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) will be joined by local, state and federal officials to celebrate this milestone.
“We are thrilled to be bringing the services of a State Veterans Home to an area where approximately 20,000 veterans age 65 or older reside,” said WDVA director Alfie Alvarado-Ramos. “We have many advocates that deserve our gratitude for helping us reach this goal that has been a priority of the agency for a number of years.”
The new home is being built on the campus of the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla and will serve 80 veterans.
To find out more about the Walla Walla Veterans Home, visit http://www.dva.wa.gov/veteran-homes/walla-walla-veterans-home