Montana VA Recognizes Hospitalized Veterans During National Salute To Veteran Patients Week
The Montana VA Health Care System will recognize and honor hospitalized Veterans from Feb. 9-15 during National Salute to Veteran Patients by facilitating visits to hospitalized Veterans, promoting volunteer opportunities, and accepting Valentine’s Day cards to be given to all Veterans.
More than 9 million Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces are cared for each day in VA medical facilities, outpatient clinics, domiciliary sites, and community living centers.
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Salute to Veteran Patients is observed annually during the week of Valentine’s Day, a day of caring and sharing, which underscores the salute’s expression of honor and appreciation to hospitalized and outpatient veterans.
National Salute to Veteran Patients provides every American the chance to thank Veterans for their freedom by sending Valentines to VA medical facilities.
To send Valentine’s Day cards to veterans mail to: Montana VA Health Care System ATTN: CDCE PO Box 167 Fort Harrison, MT 59636 Learn more about volunteer opportunities by visiting www.volunteer.va.gov or calling the Montana VA Center for Development and Civic Engagement at 406-447-7407.