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magazine-style television broadcast designed to inform, inspire and empower
a target audience of some 27 million U.S. Veterans and their families. My

mission in all my productions was to serve Veterans and their families. My
work helped to improve Veterans’ access to quality and timely care, for their
honorable service and sacrifice for our nation. Before joining the VA, I served

for 16 years as a broadcast journalist with the United States Information
Agency/Voice of America (VOA). During this term, I served in the Afghan,
Urdu, Armenian, Ukrainian, and English language news services. In 2005, I

was awarded VOA’s top honor for program excellence in recognition of a
report I produced on the “Israeli Security Barrier,” shot on location in Israel
and the West Bank Territories.

I am Geraldine Jarmolowicz. From 1976 to 1997, my job as a Registered
Nurse at the Erie (Pa.) Veterans Administration Medical Center, ranged from
the Respiratory Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Ambulatory Care and finally

the Medical Surgical Floor. Caring for our veterans was an honor and
privilege, giving back TLC - Tender, Loving Care - for their service to our
country.

I am Dr. Shakuntla Mahajan and I served in the Veterans Administration
Hospital in Washington, D.C., as an Attending Anesthesiologist. During my
tenure in VA, I supervised Nurse Anesthetists and mentored Resident

Physicians from George Washington and Georgetown Universities. I worked
as the Anesthesiologist on a variety of Veterans’ cases including orthopedic
operations, neurosurgeries and open heart surgeries. My most valued
involvement was the conversations I had with my Veterans who, as my

patients, were anxious and nervous about their forthcoming operations. I was
able to make them laugh and feel comfortable. Additionally, my colleagues
and I were compassionate and dedicated, which created a positive

environment for our Veterans facing surgery. I am proud to have served our
United States Veterans, and my Anesthesiologist husband, Ophthalmologist
son and Pediatrician daughter were similarly inspired to provide service to the

American people. I currently serve as the National Active and Retired Federal
Employees Association (NARFE) Vice Co-Chair of the Maryland Federation’s
Legislative Committee.

I am Dr. Gary Roundtree Sr., a United States Marine Corps Veteran, an
Army Reserves Veteran, and I continue to serve the United States Department

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