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Rachel E. Howard

Rachel E. Howard is a research coordinator at the Veterans Affairs Department in Ann Arbor, Mich. She served from 2005 to 2019 in the Michigan Army National Guard and was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Medic Badge, and Army Commendation Medal with Valor during her service. 
Rachel E. Howard is a research coordinator at the Veterans Affairs Department in Ann Arbor, Mich. She served from 2005 to 2019 in the Michigan Army National Guard and was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Medic Badge, and Army Commendation Medal with Valor during her service. 
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COMMENTARY | “There’s a way to improve VA without hasty and indiscriminate cuts that will set us back and hinder our ability to provide compassionate care,” argues one VA staffer and former combat medic.

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