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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                        
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Kimberly Jones, Director - 340-473-6100 
Samuel Topp, Deputy Director – 340-693-4308                                                                                                  
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Press Release 
VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE ANNOUNCES A TOWN HALL MEETING 
 
 
(August 5, 2015, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands) The Virgin Islands Office of Veterans 
Affairs is hosting a town hall meeting which will be attended by the leadership of 
the U.S. Veterans Affairs San Juan Regional Office. Present will be Director 
Dewayne Hamlin who oversees the San Juan VA Medical Center and the VA clinics 
both on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Veterans will be given the opportunity to voice 
their concerns on access to VA medical facilities, travel to and from Puerto Rico 
for medical treatment, waiting periods for medical appointments, etcetera.  
On St. Thomas the town hall will take place at the Charlotte Amalie High School 
on Monday August 10th from 6pm – 8pm; on St. Croix the town hall will take place 
at the St. Croix Educational Complex on Aug 11th from 2pm – 4pm.  
“We figured the best way to address the concerns of our territories Veterans is to 
bring the leadership here so that they can hear the concerns first hand. These 
issues have been standing for far too long; it’s time to take these issues by the 
horn”.   
All Veterans and/or individual who work with or on behalf of Veterans are 
welcome and are strongly urged to attend.  
  
 
 
 
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