WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has approved legislation honoring World War II veteran and Kansan Lt. Gen. Richard “Dick” Seitz. It designates the Junction City community-based outpatient clinic as the Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.

The clinic provides health care services to veterans.

The legislation was sponsored by Kansas Sens. Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts.

“It is fitting that the nation is recognizing the service of General Seitz by naming this veterans outpatient facility in his honor,” Roberts said. “Dick Seitz received a Bronze Star, a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, a Legion of Merit and a Distinguished Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters during World War II. This says all there is to say about his record of valor. After this career of courageous service in the U.S. Army, his retirement was spent in service to the nation’s men and women in uniform. We are grateful for his life and his commitment.”

Seitz was a native of Leavenworth. He died June 8.

“Our country lost a great man, a dedicated soldier, and an American hero when Lieutenant General Dick Seitz passed away,” Moran said. “Dick was a mentor, friend, and someone I hold in extremely high regard. As a native Kansan who settled in Junction City following his military retirement, he never retired from serving. I’m grateful for Lieutenant General Seitz’s commitment to serving Junction City and am delighted that his country is naming this clinic in his honor.”

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility provides primary care, behavioral health, personal care, laboratory, prescriptions and psychiatry services for veterans.