Washington, Jan. 7 -- Congressman Clay Higgins issued the following news release:
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and members of Louisiana's congressional delegation introduced legislation to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Lafayette, LA, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic."
Rodney Hamilton was born in 1932 in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to Lafayette, Louisiana, in 1948, where he would reside until his death in 2020. At the age of 17, Hamilton joined the Marine Corps and served in the Korean War. He was wounded in combat in September 1951 and was awarded the Purple Heart. After his tenure in the Marine Corps, Hamilton became a Lafayette community leader. He served in Lafayette's ci...