Gov. Matt Meyer announced Monday that Brigadier General Karen A. Berry has been nominated to serve as the first Cabinet Secretary of the newly created Delaware Department of Veterans Affairs.

The department, established earlier this month through House Bill 1, elevates veterans’ services to a cabinet-level agency for the first time in state history. It will centralize and expand support for more than 70,000 veterans across Delaware, including benefits assistance, housing support, healthcare coordination and mental health services according to the governor.

“General Berry is the leader Delaware veterans deserve,” said Governor Meyer. “She has worn the uniform, commanded with distinction at home and abroad, and dedicated her civilian career to education and service. Her lived experience,

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