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Time capsule for VA 75th anniversary

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. (Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center photo)
Placing the first shovel of dirt over the time capsule at the Oscar G. John VA Medical Center 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 photo)

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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