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Young American Soldier in Vietnam posing with a black Labrador dog

From K9 handler in Vietnam to VA volunteer

Posted on Sunday, December 13, 2020 4:00 pmDecember 9, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

He’s a volunteer at Truman VA in Columbia, Missouri. Fifty years ago, he was jumping from a helicopter in …

Kristy Kaufmann, Code of Support Foundation’s (COSF) Chief Executive Officer; Judith Foster, VA social worker at the Dublin, Ga VAMC and recipient of the COSF’s “Salute to Service” award; Celebrity Chief Robert Irvine; and Cassandra Law, Associate Chief Patient Care Services Officer.

VA social worker receives Salute to Service Award from Code of Support Foundation

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 12:30 pmJune 12, 2019 Posted in Vets Experience, Who is VA? by William Outlaw 509 views

Judith Foster, a social worker at the VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, won the National Salute to …

On our outstanding team, you’ll treat acute and chronically ill patients with complex physical and psychosocial needs, using your advanced clinical knowledge and skills.

Care for Veterans as a spinal cord injury nurse at VA

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2018 3:31 pmApril 25, 2018 Posted in VA Careers by VA Careers 460 views

Spinal cord injury (SCI) nursing at VA is a challenging and rewarding career that’s essential to the lives …

The next move in Georgia

Great VA health care careers, and four other reasons to move to the Peach State

Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 5:24 pmSeptember 20, 2016 Posted in VA Careers by dan green 130 views

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) serves over 8.3 million Veterans across the United States. The entire …

IMAGE: West Point Cadets Riley Eck, left, and Mimi Mejia tour Alexandria National Cemetery July 31, with Dr. Bryce Carpenter, National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Educational Outreach Programs Officer; and Virginia Price, NCA historian. The cadets will serve as interns and assist cemetery directors in service and outreach programs that connect the Veteran legacy in the cemeteries with the community. Photo by Shawn Graham, Public Affairs Specialist

Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery: Memorializing Vets

Posted on Friday, July 8, 2011 1:24 pmSeptember 20, 2018 Posted in Guest Posts by Ron Walters 141 views

Georgia's new Veteran cemeteries are possible due to the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program allowing states …