May 26, 2017   SOURCE: BusinessWire

UnitedHealthcare Employees Honor Veterans by Placing More Than 1,800 Flags in Front of Orange County Offices

UnitedHealthcare employees for the fourth year honored America’s veterans and service members this Memorial Day by placing more than 1,800 U.S. flags in front of the company’s California headquarters in Cypress through Memorial Day weekend.

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Left to right: Andy Timko of the American Legion, Don Collins of the 82nd Airborne Division Assoc. H ...

Left to right: Andy Timko of the American Legion, Don Collins of the 82nd Airborne Division Assoc. Honor Guard, UnitedHealthcare employee Allen Patrick, and UnitedHealthcare of California CEO Robert Falkenberg honor America's veterans and service members this Memorial Day by placing more than 1,800 flags in front of UnitedHealthcare Orange County offices. Employees were joined by members of American Legion Cypress Post 295 who shared their personal stories and also placed the flags in front of the building (Photo: Jamie Rector).

Employees also added pictures and stories of loved ones to memorial walls outside the building to honor their service and sacrifice. Patriotic music was played as employees and members of American Legion Cypress Post 295 shared their personal stories and placed the flags in front of the building. The flags will remain in place until May 30.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with 1 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.

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