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Vet to Vet
Vet to Vet was founded in 1994. Just before Christmas of that year, Jess and Peggy Johnson distributed hamburgers and coffee thermoses to 24 patients at the Dallas VA Hospital. Their generosity was warmly received but the Johnsons soon discovered that they lacked sufficient supplies to provide gifts to each of the hundreds of patients in the transitional care unit. They returned the next day with thermoses for the others, and in the years since they have expanded their operation to include the Bonham, Waco, and Templ
e VA hospitals in addition to the Dallas location.
Vet to Vet now provides 4,000 gifts to 1,600 patients each Christmas, as well as hosting monthly bingo games and barbecues throughout the year.
Vet to Vet hosts fundraisers to support Texas VA hospitals and would like to open a chapter in all 162 VA hospitals across the country. Additionally, the organization is building homes on land near VA hospitals that will accommodate veterans and their families free of charge during their rehabilitation.
Jess Johnson served as a US Army combat medic in the Vietname War and as a US Army Reserve weapons specialist and instructor at the JFK Special Warfare Center before retiring in 1999.
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