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Expansion project underway at Louisiana National Cemetery

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2019 4:00 pmDecember 16, 2019 Posted in Memorial Affairs by VAntage Point Contributor 780 views

The Louisiana National Cemetery is adding 2,400 crypt spaces for casket burials; a cremation field with 300 …

Army Veteran Leroy Paul Baker is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leroy Paul Baker

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2019 11:30 amDecember 2, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

On the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran …

Lonnie Conerly stands in front of a VA hospital, where he traveled his road to recovery

Army Veteran shares his story to help others in crisis

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2019 10:00 amDecember 12, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Drugs, homeless, suicide attempts. Army Veteran’s remarkable story of recovery: “The cost of starting …

Labor Dept. announces competition to better connect transitioning service members and employers

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2019 9:00 amDecember 11, 2019 Posted in Benefits, Employment, Guest Posts by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia announced a competition to develop a new tool to help transitioning service …

IMAGE: Dr. Gil Alterovitz, Director, National Artificial Intelligence Institute, Department of Veterans Affairs, (right) with members of the Girls Computing League discuss the Clinical Trial Selector project at last week’s “demo day” at the U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

National Artificial Intelligence Institute: AI Tech Sprint Veteran-focused teams recognized in national challenge

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2019 4:33 amDecember 19, 2019 Posted in VA Innovations by Alan Greilsamer 1k views

Last week, half a dozen teams from the AI Tech Sprint, run by the National Artificial Intelligence Institute …