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Photo collage of photos taken during the Corpus Christi Stand Down, which took place November 2, 2018, in downtown Corpus Christi.

VA employees help homeless Veterans at Corpus Christi Stand Down

Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:03 amNovember 7, 2018 Posted in Benefits, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Veterans Homelessness, VSO / Partners by Luis Gutierrez 180 views

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Stand Down, took place on November 2, 2018, in downtown …

(Far right) Gina Guell smiles as fellow military spouse and volunteer, Lisa Quirk, reaches out to accept a large box of granola bars being donated by four-year-old Ivan Hernandez and his family, during the Boots & Badges care package drive held October 26, 2018, at Vet Center in Laredo, Texas. Local resident and businessman Hector Hernandez said he brought his sons Ivan and Jack [age 2] in order to set a good example for his children from an early age about the importance of supporting our nation's Veterans and giving back to your community.

Boots & Badges: Laredo Vet Center takes part in care package drive for deployed service members

Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 9:56 amOctober 30, 2018 Posted in Benefits, Honoring Vets, VA Volunteers, Vet Centers by Luis Gutierrez 186 views

LAREDO, Texas — The Laredo Vet Center hosted a drive thru and drop off event on Friday, October 26, …

Dozens of employees, interns and volunteers from VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) wore purple on October 10, 2018, in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Texas VA employees wear purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:24 pmOctober 26, 2018 Posted in Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 204 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend …

Dozens of employees, interns and volunteers from VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) wore pink on October 17, 2018, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Texas VA employees wear pink to raise awareness

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 11:50 amOctober 26, 2018 Posted in Health, Uncategorized, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 146 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and VA employees, interns and …

VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) took creative approaches to raising awareness about Suicide Prevention this September 2018.

September and all year round:

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 6:11 pmOctober 24, 2018 Posted in Mental Health by Luis Gutierrez 66 views

HARLINGEN, Texas – September marked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) annual observance of …

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs remains committed to helping Veterans, their partners and VA staff who are impacted by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

October 2018 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2018 5:30 pmOctober 3, 2018 Posted in Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 370 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the U.S. Department of Veterans …

Gold Star Family: the family of United States Marine Corps Pfc. Paul Gilbert Alaniz Jr., who was killed in action during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA Honors Gold Star family of fallen Marine

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018 2:21 pmSeptember 28, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets, Memorial Affairs by Luis Gutierrez 52 views

HARLINGEN, TEXAS —This week, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is commemorating Gold Star …

Hey look what the VA did to the elevators

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:37 pmSeptember 11, 2018 Posted in Mental Health by Luis Gutierrez 198 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — Many Veterans and their families will notice an obvious change has taken place to the …

Using VEText, a local Veteran looks at the screen of a smart phone to read a recent text received April 30, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo illustration by Reynaldo Leal)

VEText is working for a Texas VA’s medical scheduling

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 10:15 amAugust 21, 2018 Posted in Technology, VA Innovations, Vets Experience by Luis Gutierrez 101 views

HARLINGEN, Texas – VA Texas Valley Costal Bend Health Care System, commonly referred to as VCB, which is …

Tamara Monroe, Community Care manager for the southern region and other VA staff members assist vendors attending the vendor health care fair at the UTRGV Academic and Clinical Research Building in Harlingen, Texas, on August 9, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA hosts health care vendor fairs to help community care providers

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 10:14 amAugust 21, 2018 Posted in Insurance, Uncategorized by Luis Gutierrez 85 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) hosted two health care fairs …

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