The first four veterans were welcomed to the state's newest veterans home Thursday.
Michelle Mann The first four residents of the new Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home in Enterprise were welcomed home Thursday.
On Sept. 13 the family of the late Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins cut the ribbon in front of the 182,000 square1foot skilled-care nursing and memory care facility named after the late Medal of Honor recipient and Alabama native. “Two years ago, we were standing in a field here for a groundbreaking ceremony,” said Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner W. Kent Davis at the ceremony. “This has been the epitome of a great federal, state, local, and private partnership.
Enterprise was selected as the site of the new facility in early 2020. In July 2021, the Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs approved naming the new state veterans home after Adkins. In June 2022, ADVA and SBVA celebrated breaking ground for the new facility. In March of this year, HMR of Alabama, Inc. was approved by the ADVA board to provide healthcare services at the new facility. HMR will hire the 200 employees required to staff the facility.
“As I look out into the crowd, I see many familiar faces, champions for our veterans, who helped bring this much needed facility to Coffee County,” Enterprise Mayor William Cooper told the hundreds seated under the ceremonial tent and the overflow crowd standing on the surrounding lawn, sidewalk and parking lot at the dedication. “This took coordination and partnership on the local, state and federal level.
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