"Obama taps Army Ranger as interim head of troubled veterans agency"

Obama taps Army Ranger as interim head of troubled veterans agency

By Mark Felsenthal at Reuters

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0EA22520140530?irpc=932

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In naming Sloan Gibson as acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Barack Obama turned to a staunch defender of the agency who has a background in both the military and in the corporate world.

Gibson, the son of a World War II Army Air Corps tail gunner and grandson of a World War I veteran, went to West Point before joining the elite Army Rangers. He joined the VA only three months ago as deputy secretary.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony in April for a VA trauma center in Tampa, Florida, Gibson praised the "cutting-edge medical care" at the center and touted the dedication of VA employees.

"When veterans and their families arrive here facing what seem to be insurmountable challenges, they experience the embrace of these caring men and women and they come to learn that these extraordinary professionals don't accept 'hopeless,'" he said.



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