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Arturo Antonsanti's Purple Heart Medal and citation.

Veteran’s family receives long overdue medal

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2020 4:00 pmFebruary 12, 2020 Posted in Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

The family of a deceased World War II Coast Guard Veteran received a Purple Heart Medal for an incident that …

VA Photos of the Week.

VA Photos of the Week: February 14, 2020

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2020 2:00 pmFebruary 14, 2020 Posted in VA Photos of the Week by Jason Davis 829 views

This week's VA Photos of the Week highlights VA employee feature photos from around the country, including …

Air Force Veteran Samuel E. Via is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Samuel E. Via

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2020 11:30 amFebruary 6, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Samuel E. Via, who served as an aeromedical evacuation …

African American History Month graphic

First African American Hospital Director in VA History

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2020 10:00 amFebruary 7, 2020 Posted in Health by Darlene Richardson 4k views

VA commemorates African American History Month. Col. Joseph Henry Ward, M.D., was VA’s first African …

The Great American Spit Out is on February 20

The Great American Spit Out challenges Veterans to quit smokeless tobacco

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2020 9:00 amFebruary 11, 2020 Posted in Health, Mental Health, Top Stories by VA Staff Contributor 5k views

If you use smokeless tobacco products and have tried or considered quitting before, let VA help you leave …

Learn about military spouse employment and VA Careers.

Get answers to military spouse employment questions on Feb. 20

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2020 7:00 amMarch 24, 2020 Posted in ChooseVA, VA Careers by VA Careers 2k views

Military spouses can get answers to employment questions during a one-hour Facebook Live event starting at 3 …