A fire destroyed a key facility at the National Center for Healthy Veterans in Campbell County just a day before Veterans Day, leaving behind a trail of devastation. The center’s main barn was reduced to rubble, but one powerful symbol of resilience remained standing: the Soldiers Cross.

A fire at the National Center for Healthy Veterans resulted in their main barn being burned to the ground, Campbell County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Doctor Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was the keynote speaker, where they’re building 100 tiny homes for service members.

Dr. Ben Carson will be the keynote speaker at The National Center for Healthy Veterans’ 2nd Annual Veterans Day Commemoration Event in Altavista. He is expected to start speaking at 3:45 p.m.

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The complex includes a lounge, kitchen, meeting space, laundry and weight rooms. It’s a multi-purpose building with the purpose of helping veterans who are healing.

With more than 300 acres on Valor Farm in Altavista, the National Center for Healthy Veterans is building 100 tiny homes for veterans, first responders and families of those who have served.