• Donated holiday dinners for Ozark Veterans

    Veterans enrolled at the VA Health Care System of the Ozarks received boxes of food and household supplies from the Elks, the Boy Scouts, the DAV auxiliary and some very generous local companies.

  • Original 101st Airborne warrior gone, not forgotten

    Command Sgt. Maj. Dick Veenendaal was one of the original members of the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The unit was reconstituted in 1956 after being disbanded for a time after World War II.

  • Fresh Focus #18: Scaling back the holiday meal

    The holidays can be a whirlwind, even this year with just a small household group. After the dust settles and the dishes are washed, it can feel like a crash of adrenaline. You've spent hours cooking and you probably don’t want to cook for the rest of the week. Thankfully, when you open up the fridge all you see are leftovers. This Fresh Focus podcast covers how to scale back on that holiday meal.

  • Senior companion volunteer’s clients are like family

    David Sergent plays an important role in helping keep Veterans living in their own houses and communities as they age. He’s a volunteer for the Senior Companion Program of Action for Eastern Montana.

  • Chats with the Chief – Dr. Kameron Matthews, Assistant USH for Clinical Services

    Chats with the Chief features VHA Chief of Staff Jon Jensen as he talks with key players about the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and how it serves America’s Veterans. In this episode, Jensen is joined by VHA Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services Dr. Kameron Matthews, who talks about the process of transitioning to new roles and prioritizing diversity in medicine.

  • Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones: Get a Flu Shot

    Getting your flu shot protects you and your family in many ways. First, when you’re healthy, you’re able to continue caring for those close to you. Second, you keep them from getting flu from you.

  • Live Whole Health #50 – The Easiest Way to Improve Your Health

    changing your breathing—slowing it down, taking deeper breaths, controlling your exhale—releases endorphins (“feel-good hormones”), removes toxins from your body, slows your heart rate, and provides oxygenated blood that makes every system work more efficiently.  Just this one simple action makes everything else better.

  • Married 40 years, she is now her husband’s caregiver

    “The biggest lesson I learned from the Caregivers Support team is to keep everything meticulous. They taught me how to make plans. I have everything written down. Before, I had nothing.”

  • Biloxi VA honors civil rights-era Veteran

    He arrested four men for the murder of a Black mother of 10 children. Only one was convicted…of manslaughter, serving three years in prison. He continued to pursue the case and was fired.

  • Fresh Focus #17: Holiday meal prep with success

    You're back from the grocery store and your countertop is full! Now, what to do with all the food you just purchased? Episode 17 of the Fresh Focus Podcast dives into meal prepping and give tips on how to be successful with the process during the upcoming holidays.

  • Army Veteran, VA nurse – On COVID-19 detail

    VA nurse Michelle Cummins, an Army nurse Veteran, is serving on detail at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso. It’s her way of giving back to those who “saw something” in her.

  • Texas Veteran archery therapy group

    A Vet Center in Abilene, Texas, is helping Veterans with a unique therapy program based on archery. Veterans learn new skills and have time to connect in relaxing ways and encourage each other.