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05-06-03, 11:46 AM
VA Honors Country Music Star Travis Tritt
WASHINGTON (April 25, 2003) - Under Secretary for Health Dr. Robert
Roswell presented a Public Service award from the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) to country music star Travis Tritt in a ceremony April 24 at
the Washington VA Medical Center.
"We are truly grateful for Travis Tritt's dedication to the men and
women who serve and have served in uniform," said Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Anthony Principi. "He has shown through the years that he shares
our commitment to veterans through his efforts to raise awareness of VA and
the veterans we serve."
VA presented the award to Tritt for his longstanding support of
veterans and veterans' issues. Tritt recently visited troops and their
families at Fort Riley, Kan., and Fort Bragg, N.C., as the troops prepared
to deploy to Iraq. He was awarded the Hall of Fame Award from the Veterans
of Foreign Wars in 2001, served as a spokesman for the Disabled American
Veterans from 1993-1996, and was awarded the VA Secretary's Award in 1993
for his work with veterans. Following the ceremony Tritt and Roswell
visited with patients and staff.
"It's a great honor to visit the men and women who wore the uniform
and sacrificed to defend our freedom and way of life," Tritt said. "I met
some extraordinary people today. Veterans deserve our unfailing respect and
attention for the sacrifices they have made."
WASHINGTON (April 25, 2003) - Under Secretary for Health Dr. Robert
Roswell presented a Public Service award from the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) to country music star Travis Tritt in a ceremony April 24 at
the Washington VA Medical Center.
"We are truly grateful for Travis Tritt's dedication to the men and
women who serve and have served in uniform," said Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Anthony Principi. "He has shown through the years that he shares
our commitment to veterans through his efforts to raise awareness of VA and
the veterans we serve."
VA presented the award to Tritt for his longstanding support of
veterans and veterans' issues. Tritt recently visited troops and their
families at Fort Riley, Kan., and Fort Bragg, N.C., as the troops prepared
to deploy to Iraq. He was awarded the Hall of Fame Award from the Veterans
of Foreign Wars in 2001, served as a spokesman for the Disabled American
Veterans from 1993-1996, and was awarded the VA Secretary's Award in 1993
for his work with veterans. Following the ceremony Tritt and Roswell
visited with patients and staff.
"It's a great honor to visit the men and women who wore the uniform
and sacrificed to defend our freedom and way of life," Tritt said. "I met
some extraordinary people today. Veterans deserve our unfailing respect and
attention for the sacrifices they have made."