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Veteran of the Day graphic for Charles Magneson

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Charles Walter Magneson

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6:00 pmApril 23, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 288 views

Army Veteran Charles Walter Magneson fought at the Battle of the Bulge and carried a bazooka across Belgium …

New text feature available through VA’s Women Veterans Call Center

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 2:36 pmApril 23, 2019 Posted in News Releases by OMR 1k views

The Women Veterans Call Center is staffed by trained, compassionate female VA employees, who can provide and …

HIRE Vets Medallion Program graphic with gold and silver medals

U.S. Department of Labor announces final week to apply for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 1:40 pmMay 3, 2019 Posted in Guest Posts by VAntage Point Contributor 8k views

The U.S. Department of Labor reminds the nation’s job creators they have one week left to submit their …

Police officers at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) are helping the environment by going green on two wheels with the addition of bicycle patrols. (VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Going Green on two wheels

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:03 amApril 23, 2019 Posted in VA Medical Centers by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 381 views

Police officers at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) are going green, but they are not …

Two men and a woman standing in front of a VA medical center.

Veterans find support via Pathways to Recovery

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:00 amApril 23, 2019 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 5k views

This is the story of two Vietnam Veterans who share their experiences in a VA program which lets Veterans …

ICT Ryan Wyatt in hospital room

As a VA Intermediate Care Technician, Navy Veteran Ryan Wyatt found a second home for his service and skills

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:00 amApril 22, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, VA Careers by VA Careers 1k views

Ryan Wyatt is the first paramedic Intermediate Care Technician (ICT) with the U.S. Department of Veterans …

Dallas-Fort Worth Cemetery Director and former Marine, Larry Williams

NCA Veteran sees duty at 35 locations

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 8:00 amMay 1, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Memorial Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 668 views

Williams has worked at 35 cemeteries across the country A veteran himself, he served in the 2nd Marine …