Metro Detroit’s first veterans home to open in Chesterfield Township
DETROIT – A new home for veterans is opening in Chesterfield Township.
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The ribbon-cutting was held Friday morning for the massive facility. It sits on the site of old barracks for the Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
The facility can house 128 veterans, and in some cases their families. It’s the first and only veterans’ home in Metro Detroit.
It means veterans like Byron “Kip” Brand can finally get the care they need, where they need it. Brand is an injured Air Force veteran. He will be the first veteran moving into the home.
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