NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2019 - 35

News From We Honor Veterans
Celebration of Life
Submitted by: Lauren Schopen, Volunteer
Coordinator, Infinity Hospice
The staff at Infinity Hospice Care was touched
recently by the power military appreciation can
have on families. The organization had the privilege
to honor a heavily-decorated World War II Navy
combat Veteran,
McKinley Frost,
who had quit
high school
in 1943 at the
tender age of
17 to join the
fight. Inspired
by tales his
older brothers
Infinity Hospice Care staff member presents
Mr. Frost with a certificate of appreciation.
told of exotic
ports, Mac, as he is commonly called by friends and
family, had to beg his mother for her permission.
Mac was assigned to a first-of-its-class Fleet Tanker
called the USS Escambia; their dangerous mission
was to refuel the fleet in the South Pacific during
and after engagements. Mac faced many dangers
and threats during his two years of service from
1943 to 1945. Read more...

Webinar: Moral Injury in
Vietnam Veterans
As part of our ongoing efforts to provide tools to
care for Vietnam-era Veterans, we will be hosting
three webinars in August and September with
VA subject matter experts. "Moral Injury" will be
held on September 11 at 2:00 pm. The remaining
two webinars, as well as a partner call, will be
scheduled shortly so please check the homepage of
the WHV website under "Announcements" for the
latest info.

Honoring a Veteran Champion:
In Memory of Etta Nappi
Submitted by: Donald Pendley, Director,
Hospice & Palliative Care of Home Care &
Hospice Association of New Jersey and
Joseph Vitti, Supervisor, Veterans Program
of Visiting Nurse Service of New York
The Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey
and Visiting Nurse Service of New York note with
sadness the passing of Congetta "Etta" Nappi, 64,
former Veteran Liaison for Vitas Innovative Hospice
and a major force in the growth of the Hospice
Veteran Partnership of New Jersey, managed by the
Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey.
Through the HVP, Etta mentored many hospices
in the development of their Veteran service
programs and led many HVP education programs.
Her achievements were honored at the local, state
and national
levels. She was
well-known
throughout the
Veteran service
community
statewide.
Read more...

Etta, pictured far right, attends the 2012
New York City Veterans Day Parade.

We Honor Veterans at IDC
Are you attending NHPCO's Interdisciplinary
Conference being held in Orlando, Florida from
November 2-6, 2019? Still on the fence about
registering? There will be opportunities for We
Honor Veterans partner programs to receive Veteranfocused education as this year, there will be a
session presented by VA staff on suicide prevention
and a roundtable discussion on hot topics in the
field and within your program. Learn more...

Newsline / Summer 2019

https://www.wehonorveterans.org/sites/default/files/public/WHV_Newsletter_Fall2019.pdf

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