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Time capsule for VA 75th anniversary

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As part of the 75th anniversary celebration for the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, a time capsule was buried Thursday near the main flagpole of the campus. Burying the time capsule, from left, are Larry Johnson, son of Oscar G. Johnson; Dr. John Shealey, medical center director; John Moddie, WWII POW Army veteran; Mariah Bauman Neely, OGJVAMC nursing assistant; James Trudeau, OGJVAMC volunteer; Keith Houtari, local historian; MaryAnne Gibler, OGJVAMC retiree; and Jeanne Gustafson, OGJVAMC staff member and niece of Oscar G. Johnson. Placing the first shovel of dirt over the time capsule are WWII POW Army veteran John Moddie, a community living center resident who recently turned 100, surrounded by OGJVAMC past and present leadership. From left are Dr. John Shealey, medical center director; Moddie; Sarah Buckley, deputy associate director for Nursing and Patient Care Services; Tara Zoeller, associate director for Nursing and Patient Care Services; James Rice, retired medical center director; Dr. Erin Daly, chief of medicine; and John Grayvold, acting associate director. (Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center photos)

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