Army Veteran wants fellow Vets to find the courage to not give up. He escaped 30 years of drugs and drinking with VA’s help and the Compensated Work Therapy Program.
In the vast expanse of the Pacific Islands, a unique event unfolded, uniting Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors in a symphony of support and empowerment. The Pacific Islands Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) event, held in-person and virtually, served as a beacon of unity across the ocean's expanse. In this blog, we embark on a journey through this remarkable event, highlighting its dual format, its impact on the Hawaiian and Guamanian communities, and the heartwarming stories that emerged from Veterans and VA employees alike.
Navy Veteran George Coker served as a bombardier before becoming a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.
In greater Los Angeles, the One Team approach helped VA and its community partners house 1,790 homeless Veterans in 2023
Pittsburgh VA and Advocate Health Advisors helped the family of an elderly Veteran artist provide care and comfort in his final days.
During Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Louis Levi Oakes, a Code Talker during World War II.
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“We as post-9/11 Veterans are very resilient and can make significant and positive contributions to society. But at the same time, our military service and the difficulties we face reintegrating to civilian life make us one of the highest-risk Veteran populations.”
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Glenn Dodge, who served as a reconnaissance specialist in Europe during World War II.
On the evening of Jan. 16, 1991, Jacky Frawner was in a weight room when he heard his skipper come across the shipboard public address circuits, also known as the 1MC. The alert let the sailors aboard USS Paul F. Foster they were about to transition from Operation Desert Shield to Operation Desert Storm. USS Wisconsin was supposed to fire the first Tomahawk missile. However, the mission shifted to the USS Paul F. Foster. Within hours, Frawner and his shipmates would be part of the opening shots of Desert Storm.
After VA nurse and Army Veteran Maxine Lindsay-Shillingford was diagnosed with COVID-19, her VA telehealth nurse Joanna Sainvil helped save her as she recovered at home.
Edith White was World War II’s “Code Girl,” working with the WAVES unit to crack Japanese codes in the Pacific.
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