Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital explained

Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (STVHCS) is a care facility affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in Bexar County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

The hospital is named for Medal of Honor recipient and Texas native son^[1] Audie Murphy, who died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971.^[2] That same year, U.S. Congressman Olin Teague introduced legislation to name a planned Veterans Administration medical facility in San Antonio for Murphy.^[3] The facility was dedicated November 17, 1973.^{[4] [5]}

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Simpson. Harold B.. Audie Leon Murphy. Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. 11 January 2014.
2. News: Baskerville. Bill. Audie Murphy, five others, found dead. 11 January 2014. The Prescott Courier. 31 May 1971 . 1.
3. Web site: Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 11 January 2014.
4. Web site: Coronado . José R. . The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital. Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association. 11 January 2014.
5. News: . VA Hospital Dedicated. March 14, 2017. Port Isabel Press. November 22, 1973. Post Isabel, Texas. Newspaperarchives.com. subscription .