Langbein, of the Department of Veterans Affairs Washington Medical Center, is the program manager for the Welcome Home Celebration for returning combat veterans. The event will be Saturday at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where are you from and how did you get to D.C.?

I am from the Pittsburgh area and worked at the Pittsburgh VA Health Care System for 12 years. I transferred to the VA in Washington in 2005 when my husband and I relocated here for employment.

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