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#VeteranOfTheDay Adam Greathouse

Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 6:00 pmNovember 14, 2017 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Mei-Mei Chun-Moy 262 views

Army Veteran Adam Greathouse served in the 3rd Infantry Division, 1-41 Field Artillery.

IMAGE: VA Advisory Committee of Women Veterans

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans visits Oklahoma

Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 2:47 pmNovember 14, 2017 Posted in Guest Posts, Women Veterans by VAntage Point Contributor 230 views

The advisory committee saw firsthand how VA provides service to rural women Veterans, as well as the …

Reflection of woman reading names on the wall

Thousands volunteer to read all 58,318 names at Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 2:40 pmNovember 14, 2017 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories by Timothy Lawson 473 views

This year marked the 35th anniversary of the memorial and a reading of the names has been held every five years.

Image: Downed power lines, flying debris and more were swirling around this intersection in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that three VA employees needed to cross during Hurricane Maria’s 155mph winds and torrential rains.

Three Veterans face the full force of Hurricane Maria to retrieve life-saving medical supplies

Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 2:38 pmNovember 14, 2017 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 128 views

Sept. 20 was no ordinary morning as Hurricane Maria’s 155-mph winds and rain were lashing the island.

U.S. Army Veteran G. Paul Moffett schedules appointments online

Online VA scheduling now available through my HealtheVet

Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:00 amNovember 14, 2017 Posted in Health, Technology by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

You can now manage your primary care and certain specialty care VA appointments online at participating VA …