Milledgeville Georgia War Veterans Home gets new leader amid care quality concerns

Article Title: Georgia War Veterans Home gets new leader amid care quality concerns

Article Excerpt: "Investigation reveals systemic problems at Milledgeville facility...Dennis Mize, 70, was due to retire at the end of the year following a dozen years at the facility, but people familiar with the situation said that the company that runs the home for the state asked him to step aside earlier.

The development came after an investigation by The Current GA revealed a series of systemic problems at the facility that seven current and former staff members working directly in patient care said affect many of the facility’s approximately 150 residents. ...residents in hospice care were not receiving prescribed and necessary medication due to problems with STGi’s charting and electronic recordkeeping."

Reference Source: thecurrentga.org

Korean War veteran Luther Grace finally laid to rest in Georgia after 7 decades of uncertainty

Article Title: Korean War veteran Luther Grace finally laid to rest in Georgia after 7 decades of uncertainty

Article Excerpt: "...Master Sergeant Luther Grace, a Korean War veteran, finally returned home to Georgia after 70 years; his burial united family, friends, and veterans in honor. ...

Steve Underwood, a close family friend who has supported the Grace family throughout their journey to bring the sergeant home, attended the ceremony with his wife.

"My brother-in-law was active in the veterans and these people gave it all and give it all ..."

Reference Source: www.13wmaz.com

Atlanta VA Doctor Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a Female Veteran Patient

Article Title: Atlanta VA Doctor Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a Female Veteran Patient

Article Excerpt: "...ATLANTA - Rajesh Motibhai Patel has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for violating his patient’s constitutional right to bodily integrity while acting under color of law and for the offense of abusive sexual contact.

“Patel used his position of trust as a VA physician to sexually assault his female veteran patient who had honorably served our country..."

Reference Source: www.justice.gov

Who Is Afghanistan Veteran Ryan Austin O'Hara? Soldier Killed in Black Hawk Crash

Article Title: Who Is Ryan Austin O'Hara? Soldier Killed in Black Hawk Crash

Article Excerpt: "Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O'Hara was among the three soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter involved in a deadly collision with an American Airlines plane on Wednesday night, the U.S. Army said... O'Hara, 28, a native of Lilburn, Georgia, who was living in Alexandria, Virginia, according to documents reviewed by Newsweek. ...According to the Army, he was deployed to Afghanistan from March to August 2017. Later, he was stationed at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia from 2020 to 2023. Most recently, he worked in Fort Belvoir in Virginia near the nation's capital."

Reference Source: www.newsweek.com

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With 31 pistols still missing, the Army offers $15,000 for details

Article Title: With 31 pistols still missing, the Army offers $15,000 for details

Article Excerpt: "...Army investigators are offering a $15,000 reward for information on the theft of dozens of pistols, night vision goggles and a thermal optic that have been missing from Fort Moore, Georgia, since earlier this year. The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division posted a reward notice last week, which identified even more gear missing from the facility than originally indicated in a May 16 report. In that report, 31 M17 handguns were noted as missing from the installation’s Crescenz Consolidated Equipment Pool, according to an Army release. ..."

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Georgia | Victims Asked to Come Forward After VA Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Military Veteran Patients

Article Title: Victims Asked to Come Forward After VA Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Patients

Article Excerpt: "...A Department of Veterans Affairs doctor in Georgia has been indicted over allegations that he sexually assaulted at least four female patients, prosecutors announced this week. Rajesh Motibhai Patel, a primary care physician at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, was charged with multiple counts of violating his patients' constitutional right to bodily integrity while acting under color of law and for engaging in unwanted sexual contact, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release Thursday. "Our veterans have made incredible sacrifices for our country and deserve the best medical treatment and highest quality of care..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Kemp signs 3 bills benefiting Ga. veterans

Article Title: Kemp signs 3 bills benefiting Ga. veterans

Article Excerpt: "...Gov. Brian Kemp signed three bills into law Tuesday aimed at helping military veterans in Georgia. ..."

Reference Source: www.fox5atlanta.com