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Maj. Howard V. Lee held the line near Cam Lo for six hours while waiting for reinforcements and earned the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Maj. Howard V. Lee: Just Doing My Duty

Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 2:00 pmFebruary 13, 2020 Posted in Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Maj. Howard V. Lee was born in August 1933 in New York City. While in his final year at Pace College …

Army Veteran Tim James is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tim James

Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 11:30 amFebruary 7, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tim James, who joined after an NBA career with the Miami Heat, …

Marine veteran Kenneth Schmitt and RN Farrah Mosely during a home-based primary care visit in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Veteran gets VA health care at home

Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:00 amFebruary 7, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 7k views

Even though he can’t drive, Marine Veteran Kenneth Schmitt receives VA primary care through home-based …

VA nurses helped Puerto Rico Veteran during disaster after earthquake.

Biloxi VA nurses support Puerto Rican relief effort

Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2020 9:00 amFebruary 13, 2020 Posted in Disaster Response, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Registered Nurses Betzi Solla, Lucy Martin and Marguerita Pena-Agressott spent two weeks in Puerto Rico, …