 SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of volunteers provided medical care, counseling, food, clothing and other help to San Diego's homeless veterans over the weekend during the start of the annual Stand Down. The three-day event, hosted by Veterans Village of San Diego, was held at San Diego High School's athletic fields, where more than dozen military-style tents were erected to house and help the hundreds of homeless veterans who participated. Last year, 928 homeless veterans took part in Stand Down, according to VVSD. "This year over 1,000 homeless veterans participated", said Dale Smith, Commander of VFW Post 3783 in Ramona.
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 WASHINGTON – The newly refurbished Three Servicemen Statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was unveiled today after six weeks of restoration. “This is a very noteworthy event,” said Jan Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. “It’s very noteworthy for the history of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, [and] it’s really a notable event for our nation’s Mall and the maintenance and preservation of our nation’s Mall.” The statue was created by sculptor Frederick Hart. Nearly 26 years after its original unveiling in 1984, weather damage and age had taken a toll on the statue. Parts of the uniforms, weapons, hands and noses of the statue sustained some corrosion and deterioration. |
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