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Thomas Corey was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Vietnam in May of 1967. He was a Squad Leader with the 1st Air Cavalry Division, and on January 31, 1968, he received an enemy round in his spine that paralyzed him for life causing him to medically retire from the Army at just 24 years old. But Corey refused to let his disability limit him—he spent his civilian career serving his fellow veterans through founding the Palm Beach County chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, becoming its national president, and spending 15 years on the advisory board of the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, where he ensured that every veteran received the care they earned. You can learn more about his service here.
Renaming the facility for Corey is about honoring the mission he lived for—making sure no one who has worn our nation’s uniform is forgotten or denied care.
Let the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center always be a place where our communities’ veterans can heal with the respect and dignity that they deserve.