Judy Cawthra said both she and her husband, Art — a combat veteran of the Vietnam War — are looking forward to the day the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs opens its proposed clinic in Joplin. The Cawthras, both in their 60s, live in Joplin. Judy Cawthra said she usually goes with her husband to his appointments at VA clinics in Mount Vernon or Fayetteville, Ark., and sometimes drives home from the appointments.