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As a U.S. Air Force veteran, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins understands the hard work and sacrifices involved in military service.

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On Nov. 1, she showed her support for Central Florida veterans during a visit to the Brevard Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.

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The clinic is located in Brevard County, Florida -- home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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"Our veterans have really done so much for the freedom of our country and I thank all of you for that.

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The work that you do here not only helps the patient, but it is of great help for the families of

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patients and the friends of patients that have to

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live with people that have needs in the medical area."

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Collins and the space center's director, Jim Kennedy, helped dedicate the clinic's newest wing,

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named after the Space Shuttle Discovery.

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The facility's three primary care units and two specialty clinics are named after various NASA programs and spacecraft.

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The ceremony was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of veterans.

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"As a member of Brevard County, I am proud that we have a clinic, a VA clinic, that services some 19,000 patients per year.

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People whose lives would be altered significantly if not for the service that you provide."

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