VA health care facilities celebrate Veterans Day 2020
VA hospitals across America will be celebrating Veterans Day November 11 with a wide variety of events and …
Tag: World War I
VA facilities across nation to celebrate Veterans Day 2020
“I call upon all citizens to observe November 11 as Veterans Day. Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices …
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Theodore Edward Beach
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Theodore Edward Beach, who served with a Howitzer battery in …
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Sidney Kornegay
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Sidney Everett “Ebie” Kornegay, who died in combat …
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Sidney Bovey
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sidney Bovey, who served as pilot during World War I and invented …
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Joseph Keller
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Joseph Keller, who served as an automatic rifleman during …
World War I created millions of conscripted Veterans, improved benefits
World War I marked the fourth time Congress declared war, but became the first time America instituted a …
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leo Joseph Bailey
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Leo Joseph Bailey, who escorted enemy prisoners of war in France …
They Served: The ‘Hello Girls’ of WWI and their sixty-year battle for recognition
The Hello Girls were female telephone operators during WWI. This is their 60-year battle for federal …
First African American Hospital Director in VA History
VA commemorates African American History Month. Col. Joseph Henry Ward, M.D., was VA’s first African …