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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><img width="624" height="147" style="width:6.5in;height:1.5312in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D6E290.7ACE3270"></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">January 4, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"">Division of Veterans Services chief retires, interim replacement named<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today that Marv Hagedorn is retiring as chief administrator of the Idaho Division of Veterans Services (IDVS) and Pete Koehler will step in as interim
chief administrator until a replacement is selected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">Hagedorn will continue to serve in an advisory and consulting role for IDVS.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">Koehler is an Idaho native and Army veteran who served 21 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. After his military retirement, Koehler was a school administrator who served at the State Department
of Education and in the Nampa School District. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">The IDVS provides long-term care for Idaho State Veterans Home residents and offers advocacy and benefit assistance for Idaho veterans and their families, along with education and training programs
for veterans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">“I appreciate Marv for his service to Idaho and our country in the U.S. Navy, and I wish him well in his retirement. Pete’s leadership skills and background make him a good fit to lead the Division
of Veterans Services while we seek a replacement. Idaho honors its veterans, and the division plays a critical role in supporting our veterans who have served all of us,” Governor Little said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="background:white"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Marissa Morrison </span></span><span class="xspellingerror"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">Hyer</span></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">,
Press Secretary</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph" style="background:white"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">208-943-1686 or </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#0563C1">marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov</span></span></a></span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"> </span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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