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Police officers at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) are helping the environment by going green on two wheels with the addition of bicycle patrols. (VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Going Green on two wheels

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:03 amApril 23, 2019 Posted in VA Medical Centers by Luis Gutierrez 131 views

Police officers at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) are going green, but they are not …

"WE ARE NOT INVISIBLE": Two VA employees, Army Veteran Laura B. Vela and Marine Corps Veteran Lilia A. Garcia, helped raise awareness about Women Veterans concerns and challenges by participating in the "I Am Not Invisible" Project for Texas. (Photo illustration created by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez featuring black and white portraits by VA photographer Eugene Russell)

Texas VA employees help raise awareness for fellow Women Veterans

Posted on Monday, April 8, 2019 8:19 amApril 8, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 344 views

Laura B. Vela and Lilia A. Garcia were among the 30 Texan Women Veterans featured in the “I Am Not …

Twenty-two Women Veterans from the Corpus Christi area participated in VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System’s (VCB) 2019 Women Veteran’s Portrait Project, which is designed to recognize the service of Women Veterans from the local community during Women’s History Month, a nation-wide observance that takes place in March. (VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA honors Women Veterans with portrait project

Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2019 10:06 amMarch 21, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Vets Experience, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 448 views

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Twenty-two Women Veterans from the Corpus Christi area participated in VA …

Diagram of Veteran U.S. Presidents with highest obtained rank, starting from the first to most recent president to have served. Thirty-one of the 45 U.S. presidents have served in the U.S. armed forces. (Presidential images courtesy of various educational, governmental and historical public sources. VA info graphic by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Our Veteran U.S. Presidents

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2019 9:27 amFebruary 14, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, The American Veteran, VA History by Luis Gutierrez 1k views

The majority of our nation’s presidents hold the distinction of once being called a Veteran before …

Retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Joe Calvillo smiles after confirming an upcoming VA appointment with the help of a staff member from the call center for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) on February 8, 2019.

VA national, local programs believed to help reduce VA wait times for new appointments

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2019 6:09 pmFebruary 8, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, Technology by Luis Gutierrez 504 views

HARLINGEN, Texas – A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) …

VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) outreach efforts focus on suicide prevention. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Emphasis on Suicide Prevention

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:24 pmJanuary 31, 2019 Posted in Mental Health, VA Volunteers, VSO / Partners by Luis Gutierrez 527 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and have access to high-quality …

Photo collage of VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) employees and Veterans participating in the Recovery Holiday Tree Project at the VA Health Care Center at Harlingen, Texas, on December 11, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photos and photo collage by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA employees create special tree to help Veterans facing mental health issues

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2018 5:30 pmJanuary 2, 2019 Posted in Caregivers, Health, Mental Health, Vets Experience, VSO / Partners, Women Veterans by Luis Gutierrez 455 views

HARLINGEN, Texas —The second floor of the VA Health Care Center (HCC) here looks a bit more festive …

(Left to right) Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) employees Lorena Hertz and Yara Doyle place bags and boxes of produce into the bed of a pickup truck driven by a Veteran during the Free Produce Distribution Drive-thru held December 12, 2018, at the parking lot of the VA outpatient clinic at McAllen, Texas. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA partners with local Food Bank to fight hunger

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 2:38 pmDecember 18, 2018 Posted in Nutrition, Veterans Homelessness by Luis Gutierrez 286 views

McALLEN, Texas — More than 250 vehicles drove through a parking lot with boxes and pallets of produce as …

Members of the sub Management Advisory Council (MAC) for the VA outpatient clinic in Harlingen, Texas, pose for a group photo on November 28, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Reynaldo Leal)

Customer Service “the Prime Directive”

Posted on Monday, December 3, 2018 11:00 amDecember 3, 2018 Posted in Vets Experience, VSO / Partners by Luis Gutierrez 483 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — The Harlingen VA Outpatient Clinic held its first sub Management Advisory Council …

Texas VA partners with county for suicide prevention awareness:

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 7:12 pmNovember 30, 2018 Posted in Education, Mental Health by Luis Gutierrez 205 views

EDINBURG, Texas — VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) recently partnered with …

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