{"id":18000,"date":"2023-11-11T18:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18000"},"modified":"2023-11-11T18:06:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:06:06","slug":"helping-an-oregon-veteran-leave-behind-his-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/helping-an-oregon-veteran-leave-behind-his-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayudar a un veterano de Oreg\u00f3n a dejar atr\u00e1s su legado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los veteranos de Estados Unidos han hecho innumerables sacrificios para proteger nuestros valores y libertades. Las medallas y cintas militares son s\u00edmbolos fundamentales para reconocer estos sacrificios, logros y dedicaci\u00f3n al deber, pero a veces los veteranos no reciben las medallas que han ganado y merecen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando los veteranos se topan con obst\u00e1culos para acceder a estas piezas clave de su historia de servicio, la oficina de Jeff est\u00e1 aqu\u00ed para ayudarlos. Preg\u00fantele al veterano de Oreg\u00f3n Tim Fritts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Le\u00ed en l\u00ednea que el senador Merkley era un defensor de los veteranos y dije bingo&quot;.&nbsp;<strong>dijo Tim.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cPens\u00e9: voy a por ello. Voy a por ello. Quiero mis medallas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim trabaj\u00f3 como electricista de construcci\u00f3n en los Seabees de la Marina de los EE. UU. durante cuatro a\u00f1os durante la Guerra de Vietnam. Estaba regresando a casa despu\u00e9s de servir en Tailandia cuando parte de su batall\u00f3n fue dado de baja en medio de recortes a medida que la guerra estaba menguando. Tim dice que la baja se produjo r\u00e1pidamente y, en esa prisa, dej\u00f3 la Marina con solo una medalla y una cinta por completar el campo de entrenamiento, lejos de ser la \u00fanica distinci\u00f3n que obtuvo durante su servicio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hab\u00eda pensado en buscar las medallas a lo largo de los a\u00f1os, pero Tim dice que estaba demasiado ocupado manteniendo el ritmo de sus tres hijos y ahora seis nietos para dedicarse plenamente a la misi\u00f3n. Pero mientras enfrenta un deterioro de su salud (enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cr\u00f3nica (EPOC), que recientemente ha progresado hasta convertirse en c\u00e1ncer de pulm\u00f3n), sab\u00eda que era hora de garantizar que este importante cap\u00edtulo de su vida quedara en manos de su familia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMe estoy muriendo y quiero dejar mis medallas a mis hijos\u201d&nbsp;<strong>dijo Tim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trabaj\u00f3 con la oficina de Jeff para que esto sucediera y, en unos meses, la Marina envi\u00f3 a la oficina cuatro medallas m\u00e1s que Tim hab\u00eda ganado durante su servicio. Pero Jeff no se detuvo ah\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo se limit\u00f3 a tirar las medallas al buz\u00f3n. \u00c9l vino a mi casa\u201d.&nbsp;<strong>dijo Tim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando Jeff visit\u00f3 a Tim en su casa de Gresham a principios de este a\u00f1o, personalmente le entreg\u00f3 a Tim las medallas que gan\u00f3 y merec\u00eda y le agradeci\u00f3 por su servicio a nuestra naci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAunque, por as\u00ed decirlo, pertenecemos a partidos diferentes, \u00e9l es un hombre realmente agradable y su oficina es servicial y amigable. Se tomaron el tiempo de hacerlo como una sorpresa para que yo viniera a nuestra casa y lo conociera. Fue realmente genial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMis hijos y nietos est\u00e1n interesados en mi historia y mi servicio militar. S\u00e9 que van a apreciar mis medallas\u201d.&nbsp;<strong>dijo Tim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si es un veterano de Oreg\u00f3n y necesita ayuda para acceder a las medallas y cintas militares que obtuvo durante su servicio, por favor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/services\/\">p\u00f3ngase en contacto con la oficina de Jeff<\/a>&nbsp;para ayudarnos a servirle.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s veterans have made countless sacrifices to protect our values and freedoms. 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