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Timmons Bill Renaming Greenville VA Clinic Signed into Law

Legislation introduced by Rep. William Timmons (SC-04) to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic in Greenville, South Carolina the "Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic" was signed into law. Dana Cornell Darnell of Greenville was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War. H.R. 5943 was signed by the President on December 27, 2022.

“I am proud our bill to honor Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell, a Greenville native, is now law,” said Rep. William Timmons (SC-04). “Renaming the Greenville VA clinic in honor of Lance Corporal Darnell will ensure we never forget the courage, service, and sacrifice of our fellow South Carolinian.”

Rep. Timmons introduced H.R. 5943 on November 9, 2021. Cosponsors of H.R. 5943 are Representatives Nancy Mace (SC-01), Joe Wilson (SC-02), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Ralph Norman (SC-05), James Clyburn (SC-06), and Tom Rice (SC-07). Other supporters include Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, SC Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary William F. Grimsley, SC Representatives Garry R. Smith and Mike Burns, SC Senator Josh Kimbrell, Greenville Mayor Knox White, Greenville City Councilwoman Lillian Brock Flemming, Greenville County Councilman Stephen Shaw, Greenville County Veterans Affairs, Military Order of the Purple Heart (Chapter 845), and Upstate Warrior Solution.