Veterans

The Challenge

"I made a promise to myself after

Senator Murray presents a Purple Heart to Robert Heer from Sequim. (More Veterans Photos)

volunteering at the Seattle veterans hospital during the Vietnam War that I would do everything I could to help those individuals who sacrificed for our country. Now that I'm in a position to really make a difference, I will continue to make sure veterans get the services and benefits they deserve."

--Senator Patty Murray

Senator Murray is:

• The daughter of a disabled World War II veteran
• The first woman to serve on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee;
• Committed to helping Washington State's 700,000 veterans.

Senator Murray has:

• Helped fund and open the Tahoma National Cemetery
• Worked to ensure that all veterans can receive military funeral honors
• Pressed the VA to improve services
• Fought to recognize America's veterans.

Senator Murray was:

• Awarded the “Medal of Merit” by the Jewish War Veterans (2006)
• Named “Person of the Year” by Washington’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (2004)
• Named "Legislator of the Year" by the Vietnam Veterans of America (1998)
• Honored by the American Ex-Prisoners of War and other veterans organizations.

Recent News Releases

8/12/2008
Murray to VA: Time to Fund New Walla Walla Veterans Nursing Home is Now

8/1/2008
Senator Murray's Legislation to Dedicate Wenatchee VA Clinic to Elwood "Bud" Link Passes Senate

7/22/2008
Murray Joins Colleagues To Introduce Effort To Require VA To Provide Voter Registration Services

7/22/2008
Military and VA Must Address Rising Number of Suicides by Troops and Veterans

7/17/2008
Senator Murray Works to Increase Veterans Budget by More Than $3 Billion

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