{"id":3286,"date":"2020-06-25T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-walden-lead-oregon-delegation-in-push-to-rename-va-clinic-in-bend-after-robert-maxwell\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:06:34","slug":"merkley-walden-lead-oregon-delegation-in-push-to-rename-va-clinic-in-bend-after-robert-maxwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-walden-lead-oregon-delegation-in-push-to-rename-va-clinic-in-bend-after-robert-maxwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley y Walden encabezan la delegaci\u00f3n de Oreg\u00f3n para cambiar el nombre de la cl\u00ednica VA en Bend en honor a Robert Maxwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC \u2013 El senador estadounidense de Oreg\u00f3n Jeff Merkley y el representante Greg Walden (R-OR-2), con el senador Ron Wyden y los representantes Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Peter DeFazio ( D-OR-4), y Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), son <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/download\/bend-renaming-va-bill-2020\/\">presentar legislaci\u00f3n para cambiar el nombre de la cl\u00ednica del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos (VA) de EE. UU. en Bend en honor a Robert Maxwell<\/a>, un veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y ganador de la Medalla de Honor que viv\u00eda en Bend. Adem\u00e1s, los legisladores est\u00e1n presionando a los l\u00edderes del Comit\u00e9 de Asuntos de los Veteranos para que consideren los proyectos de ley y los voten fuera del comit\u00e9, prepar\u00e1ndolos para las votaciones del Senado y la C\u00e1mara de Representantes.<\/p>\n<p>En el momento del fallecimiento de Maxwell, era el ganador de la Medalla de Honor de mayor edad en la naci\u00f3n y uno de los cuatro veteranos restantes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en recibir la Medalla de Honor. Despu\u00e9s de su valiente servicio, trabaj\u00f3 como maestro en Bend.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDurante su servicio, alcanz\u00f3 el rango de T\u00e9cnico de Quinto Grado y recibi\u00f3 una Medalla de Honor, una Estrella de Plata, una Estrella de Plata, un Racimo de Hojas de Roble de Bronce, una Estrella de Bronce y dos Corazones P\u00farpura\u201d. <b>explicaron los legisladores en su carta a los presidentes de Asuntos de Veteranos, el senador Jerry Moran (R-KA) y el representante Mark Takano (D-CA-41), y los miembros de rango Jon Tester (D-MT) y el representante Phil Roe (R-TN- 1)<\/b>. &quot;Se\u00f1or. Maxwell salt\u00f3 sobre una granada enemiga para salvar la vida de sus compa\u00f1eros soldados. Qued\u00f3 severamente mutilado por la explosi\u00f3n, pero se recuper\u00f3 y pas\u00f3 a llevar una vida plena\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespu\u00e9s de la guerra, el Sr. Maxwell volvi\u00f3 a la vida civil y continu\u00f3 sirviendo a las comunidades a las que llam\u00f3 hogar a trav\u00e9s de la ense\u00f1anza\u201d, <b>los legisladores continuaron<\/b>. \u201cCambiar el nombre de las instalaciones de VA en Bend en honor al Sr. Maxwell ser\u00eda un tributo adecuado a un h\u00e9roe estadounidense que cumple con todos los criterios para tal honor\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Actualmente, hay seis instalaciones m\u00e9dicas de VA en todo el pa\u00eds que llevan el nombre de los ganadores de la Medalla de Honor, incluida la Cl\u00ednica de VA Loren R. Kaufman en The Dalles.<\/p>\n<p>la ciudad de la curva, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/download\/american-legion-letter-2020\/\">Departamento de la Legi\u00f3n Americana de Oreg\u00f3n<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/download\/vfw-letter-2020\/\">Veteranos de Guerras Extranjeras Departamento de Oreg\u00f3n<\/a>, y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/download\/dav-letter-2020\/\">Departamento de Veteranos Estadounidenses Discapacitados de Oreg\u00f3n<\/a> apoyar el cambio de nombre.<\/p>\n<p>El texto completo de la carta de los legisladores sigue a continuaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n<p>Estimados presidentes Moran y Takano y miembros de rango Tester y Roe:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le escribimos para expresar nuestro apoyo para cambiar el nombre de la cl\u00ednica del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos (VA) de EE. UU. en Bend, Oreg\u00f3n, en honor a Robert Maxwell, un veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y ganador de la Medalla de Honor. En el momento de su fallecimiento, era el ganador de la Medalla de Honor de mayor edad en la naci\u00f3n y uno de los cuatro veteranos restantes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en recibir la Medalla de Honor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>El Sr. Maxwell sirvi\u00f3 en el 3<sup>rd<\/sup> batall\u00f3n, 7<sup>el<\/sup> Regimiento de Infanter\u00eda, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Divisi\u00f3n de Infanter\u00eda en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Durante su tiempo con la unidad, particip\u00f3 en campa\u00f1as en el norte de \u00c1frica, Sicilia, Italia continental y el sur de Francia. Durante su servicio alcanz\u00f3 el rango de T\u00e9cnico de Quinto Grado y recibi\u00f3 una Medalla de Honor, una Estrella de Plata, una Estrella de Plata, un Racimo de Hojas de Roble de Bronce, una Estrella de Bronce y dos Corazones P\u00farpura.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fue galardonado con la Medalla de Honor por sus acciones el 7 de septiembre de 1944, cerca de Besancon, Francia, cuando su puesto de observaci\u00f3n fue atacado por fuerzas enemigas. Contra el fuego pesado lider\u00f3 a varios soldados, armados solo con pistolas calibre .45, y luch\u00f3 contra fuerzas enemigas num\u00e9ricamente superiores. El Sr. Maxwell salt\u00f3 sobre una granada enemiga para salvar la vida de sus compa\u00f1eros soldados. Qued\u00f3 severamente mutilado por la explosi\u00f3n, pero se recuper\u00f3 y pas\u00f3 a llevar una vida plena.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de la guerra, el Sr. Maxwell regres\u00f3 a la vida civil y continu\u00f3 sirviendo a las comunidades a las que llam\u00f3 hogar a trav\u00e9s de la ense\u00f1anza. Fue profesor de mec\u00e1nica automotriz en Bend High School y en Lane Community College. Tambi\u00e9n ayud\u00f3 a crear un programa de mec\u00e1nica automotriz en Central Oregon Community College.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cambiar el nombre de las instalaciones de VA en Bend en honor al Sr. Maxwell ser\u00eda un tributo adecuado a un h\u00e9roe estadounidense que cumple con todos los criterios para tal honor. Para su consideraci\u00f3n, adjuntamos cartas de apoyo del Concejo Municipal de Bend, as\u00ed como de los comandantes del estado de Oreg\u00f3n para la Legi\u00f3n Estadounidense, los Veteranos de Guerras Extranjeras y los Veteranos Estadounidenses Discapacitados.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Atentamente,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &ndash;&nbsp;Oregon&rsquo;s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Greg Walden (R-OR-2), with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), are introducing legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in Bend after Robert Maxwell, a World War II veteran and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-3286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-honoring-our-veterans"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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