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Dr. Shannon Blakey, a postdoctoral fellow at the Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Durham VA in North Carolina, led the study.

Study sheds light on interplay among PTSD, combat experience, alcohol use

Posted on Monday, April 12, 2021 9:00 amApril 6, 2021 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 1 comment 1k views

However, combat experience was not strongly linked to drinking to cope when the researchers adjusted for a …

Rosalie Liotta, who served in the women’s branch of the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, with Kaitlyn Nelsen, the Million Veteran Program research coordinator at the New Mexico VA.

VA’s Million Veteran Program seeking female Veterans for genetic-based studies

Posted on Friday, June 12, 2020 9:00 amJune 4, 2020 Posted in Honoring Vets, Research by Mike Richman 5k views

Rosalie Liotta and Cathy Adkins enrolled in VA’s MVP, which learns how genes, lifestyle, and military …

Army Vietnam Veteran Michael Alan Arp is today's #VeteranOfTheDay.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Michael Alan Arp

Posted on Sunday, July 7, 2019 11:30 amJuly 2, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Christine Perera 615 views

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Michael Alan Arp, who served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1991.

Veteran of the Day graphic for William Andrews.

#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran William Francis Andrews

Posted on Sunday, April 7, 2019 6:00 pmApril 7, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 683 views

Air Force Veteran Colonel William Andrews was taken prisoner during the Gulf War and earned the Air Force …

Randy Hebert

#VeteranOfTheDay Randy Hebert

Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2018 6:00 pmJanuary 25, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by LylyLuhachack 407 views

Marine Corps and Persian Gulf War Veteran Randy Hebert’s motto for life is, “God made me a Marine: …

Nilsa Rosada Bibiloni - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Nilsa Rosada Bibiloni

Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2017 6:01 pmOctober 10, 2017 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Paola Santiago 233 views

Nilsa volunteered to serve in the Navy during Persian Gulf War and enlisted from 1983 to 2005. She enlisted …

Veteran of the Day Darlene Iskra

#VeteranOfTheDay Darlene M. Iskra

Posted on Monday, January 30, 2017 6:00 pmMarch 3, 2017 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Natalie Himmel 241 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Darlene M. Iskra. Darlene served during the Persian Gulf War. …