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Washington, DC --- The United States House of
Representatives passed Congresswoman Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen’s veterans center bill to rename
the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W.
Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center". First Class Carter served as a radio
operator with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd
Marines, 3rd Marine Division. On August 7, 1969,
in combat north of the Vandegrift Base in the
Quang Tri Province in Vietnam, Private First
Class Carter threw himself on an enemy grenade,
giving his life in service to our country so
that his fellow Marines could survive.
Said Ros-Lehtinen, “Those who dedicate their
lives to the service of others truly embody the
heart and spirit of America. Private First Class
Carter’s dedication to freedom and his fellow
Marines must not be lost in the dusty pages of
our history books. Renaming the VA Medical
Center in my District in honor of PFC Carter is
a fitting tribute to a true American hero who
sacrificed his life so that his fellow soldiers
could be saved. That is heroism, bravery and
selflessness expressed in one young 19 year old
who didn’t return from the conflict but who
lives in our hearts until this very day.”
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen, senior member of
the Florida Congressional Delegation, has been a
consistent advocate for the men and women of the
armed forces during her tenure in Congress.
Ros-Lehtinen remains personally invested in
the interests of the men and women who serve the
United States through her family as her husband,
Dexter, served in Vietnam as a U.S. Army Ranger
and her stepson Doug and his wife, Lindsay, are
currently serving in the U.S. Marine Corps,
having served in Iraq.
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