{"id":663,"date":"2017-11-13T17:21:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T17:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlsorgs3stg.wpenginepowered.com\/armed\/?p=663"},"modified":"2017-11-13T17:21:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T17:21:42","slug":"va-secretary-shulkin-speaks-at-hls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/2017\/11\/13\/va-secretary-shulkin-speaks-at-hls\/","title":{"rendered":"VA Secretary Shulkin Speaks at HLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 2, 2017, Dr. David Shulkin, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, delivered the 2017 DAV Distinguished Speaker Lecture at Harvard Law School. Former National Commander of DAV Alan Bowers, a disabled combat veteran of the Vietnam War, provided introductory remarks. The event was co-hosted by the Veterans Legal Clinic and AFA.<\/p>\n<p>After the lecture, Secretary Shulkin had lunch with community leaders to discuss critical issues in the veterans community, and he later traveled to Jamaica Plain to visit the Veterans Legal Clinic.<\/p>\n<p>For the full article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalservicescenter.org\/va-secretary-shulkin-discusses-needs-of-disabled-veterans-during-visit-to-harvard-law-school-veterans-legal-clinic\/\">please visit the Legal Services Center&#8217;s website<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/today.law.harvard.edu\/shulkin-seeks-increase-service-accountability-veterans-affairs\/\"><em>Harvard Law Today<\/em><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2017\/11\/va-secretary-says-vets-health-top-priority\/\"><em>Harvard Gazette<\/em><\/a> also reported on the event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-665\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-100-1 metaslider metaslider-nivo metaslider-665 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Shulkin\" data-height=\"667\" data-width=\"1000\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_665\">\n        <div class='slider-wrapper theme-default'><div class='ribbon'><\/div><div id='metaslider_665' class='nivoSlider'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/files\/2017\/11\/HLS_Shulkin_110217_093.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" data-caption=\"Credit: Legal Services Center\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-665 slide-669 msDefaultImage\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/files\/2017\/11\/HLS_Shulkin_110217_115-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" data-caption=\"Credit: Legal Services Center\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-665 slide-670 msDefaultImage\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/armedforces\/files\/2017\/11\/HLS_Shulkin_110217_210.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" data-caption=\"Credit: Legal Services Center\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-665 slide-671 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 2, 2017, Dr. David Shulkin, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, delivered the 2017 DAV Distinguished Speaker Lecture at Harvard Law School. 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