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Christina Frisby served in Iraq with the California National Guard.

Cristina A. Frisby: The Honest Soldier

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2020 2:00 pmJune 11, 2020 Posted in AVS by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Cristina Frisby was forced to leave the U.S. Naval Academy when her ill health led to unexpected questioning …

Army Veteran Lawrence Niekamp is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lawrence Niekamp

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2020 11:30 amJune 1, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lawrence Niekamp, who served in the honor guard and worked as an …

Nurse in protective wear with hospital equipment

VA nurse’s idea: bar code scanning to support patient care

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:00 amJune 19, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

VA nurse G. Sue Kinnick saw a bar code scanner at an airport and thought that might work at her hospital. …