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Nearly a month after Admiral LeRoy Collins was killed riding his bike, Governor Charlie Crist has named the admiral’s friend as his replacement.

General Bob Milligan will take over at the Dept of Veterans Affairs. General Milligan served 39 years in the Marine Corps and more recently acted as interim director of Florida State Board of Administration. Milligan says he’s honored to take over for his late friend.

“Leroy Collins was a good friend of mine and a classmate of mine at the Naval Academy and he is a big set of shoes to fill, and he left a great staff so I’m confident that we’ll get the job done,” said Milligan.

Milligan says he’ll use his time at the helm to focus on the conditions and service at veteran’s hospitals and nursing homes.