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Buyer delegation visits troops, inspects U.S. military health care in Middle East theater

Leading a congressional delegation to U.S. military facilities supporting the global war on terror, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) on Tuesday inspected the military’s capability to provide seamless medical and dental care for servicemembers returning from combat, and shared a GI meal with soldiers from their home states. From left, delegation members Buyer, John Salazar (D-Colo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson learn about the capabilities of the U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait, located at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Leading a congressional delegation to U.S. military facilities supporting the global war on terror, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) on Tuesday inspected the military’s capability to provide seamless medical and dental care for servicemembers returning from combat, and shared a GI meal with soldiers from their home states. From left, delegation members Buyer, John Salazar (D-Colo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson learn about the capabilities of the U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait, located at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

A stirring reminder that we must not forget America's POWs and MIAs, including Scott Speicher, a Navy pilot missing in action from Operation Desert Storm, and Matt Maupin, an Army Reserve sergeant who is MIA from Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Veterans' Committee member John Salazar (D-Colo.) visits with fellow Coloradoan Spec. Thomas Stocker at the Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, dining facility on Tuesday.

Veterans' Committee Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) praises servicemembers for their dedication and commitment at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Tuesday. "We arehere to show appreciation for your service to our nation," Buyer, himself a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, said to troops during supper in the Camp Arifjan dining facility.  "What you are doing here is important and we in Congress must give you the resources to finish the job."

Veterans' Committee Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) praises servicemembers for their dedication and commitment at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Tuesday.
"We are here to show appreciation for your service to our nation," Buyer, himself a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, said to troops during supper in the Camp Arifjan dining facility. "What you are doing here is important and we in Congress must give you the resources to finish the job."

Rep. Jon Boozman (R-Ark.) talks with Pfc. Brian Rucker of Arkansas about his work on the Veterans' Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, which he chairs, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Tuesday.

Rep. Jon Boozman (R-Ark.) talks with Pfc. Brian Rusher of Arkansas about his work on the Veterans' Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, which he chairs, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Tuesday.


All photos taken by Army Sgt. Patrick N. Moes, 40th Public Affairs Detachment, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

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