Veterans stretch musical talents in the Rubber Band
Veterans in the Rubber Band, a 20-member musical group of Vets 70 and older at VA Greater Los Angeles …
Tag: Rehabilitation
Doctors didn’t think Veteran would walk again
Army Veteran Candice Caesar was paralyzed in an accident in Germany in 1999. When the doctors said they …
Veterans Serving Veterans: VA Researchers Who Served
Josh Marino, an Army Veteran, is an education and outreach coordinator and a Veteran peer mentor at the …
Army Veteran’s long journey back to an active life
From not being able to walk or talk, Army Veteran Cathy Davis now makes presentations at polytrauma …
The Positivity Project: tranquility through self expression
It was an interaction with a patient that gave VA recreation therapist Dawn Phillips and occupational …
Registration opens for 2019 National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Presented by VA and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), the world’s largest sports event for Veterans …
The American Veteran: From Omaha Beach to wheelchair basketball, the warrior spirit is unbreakable
This episode of The American Veteran includes a story about Charles Norman Shay, a Native American who …
Veteran-centered innovation led Dr. Donna to choose VA for her healthcare career
Thanks in large part to Dr. Donna Ames, Los Angeles Veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders can …
VA’s 2018 National Creative Arts Festival
Every year more than a hundred Veterans share their creative expressions in VA’s national arts festival. …
Army Veteran survives multiple medical challenges and is now inspiring other Veterans at annual VA event
Army Veteran Adam Greathouse was in a coma for two months. Today, he’s a volunteer and an Ambassador for …