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Veterans: take care of your heart

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 4:00 pmFebruary 17, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

VA has heart healthy online resources to help you manage anger, reduce anxiety, and sleep better. Healthy …

Learn about the total rewards of a VA career in emergency medicine.

Emergency medicine physicians: VA needs your help

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 2:00 pmFebruary 10, 2021 Posted in Employment, VA Careers by VA Careers 2k views

Emergency medicine physicians or physicians-in-training are invited to apply for exciting opportunities …

Veteran borrowers affected by COVID-19 have new home relief options.

VA extends existing moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures and extends loan forbearance opportunities

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:00 pmFebruary 16, 2021 Posted in Benefits, Coronavirus, Top Stories by Jason Davis 49k views

Relief is on the way for Veterans with VA-backed home loans and who are experiencing financial hardship due …

Marine Veteran Therrel Shane Childers is today's Veteran of the day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Therrel Shane Childers

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 11:30 amFebruary 4, 2021 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Therrel Shane Childers, who was the first combat death in …

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mary Johanson, Director of Video Standardization, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., gives a Valentine's card to U.S. Army Spc. 3rd Class Glenn Bennett, a Vietnam era veteran at Loma Linda Veterans Hospital, Loma Linda, Calif., Feb. 16, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christine Jones/Released)

Valentines and visitors say Thank You Veterans

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:50 amFebruary 10, 2021 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by Hans Petersen 3k views

Every year around Valentine’s Day, VA invites you to help us salute our Veteran patients with cards and …

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VHA commemorates Black History Month

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:00 amFebruary 12, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s VA embodies the spirit of the many Black men and women who were ground-breaking in history and …