#HonoringVets: Army Veteran Lori Piestewa
Lori Piestewa, a single mother of two, hoped to one day realize her goal of attaining a college degree. But …
Category: Native American Veterans
75th Anniversary of the Flag Raising at Iwo Jima
On Feb. 23, 1945, five days after the initial assault on the island of Iwo Jima, Marines took control of the …
The Battle of Iwo Jima and the unbreakable Navajo Code
The Code Talkers used native languages to send military messages before World War II. Navajo, which was …
The Warrior Tradition: PBS documentary highlights Native American Veterans
The Warrior Tradition tells the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely-untold story of Native …
Housing assistance programs get Veterans back on track
HUD-VASH is the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supported Housing—a joint program between …
Remembering the Navajo Code Talkers
On National Navajo Code Talker Day, we celebrate the tenacity and remember the courage of the code talkers …
Honoring the first people of America and the warriors who served to protect it
HARLINGEN, Texas — VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) recently held a …
National series of events to increase outreach to Native Americans kick off in Navajo Nation
Upcoming Indian Country VA claims events in Navajo Nation will take place April 10 in Kayenta, Arizona, …
Food donations keep Veterans healthy
In 2010, two nurses from the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center’s Community Outpatient Clinic in Texarkana, …
Native American Veterans find a pathway from homelessness with HUD-VA program
After her military service, Alvina White Bull struggled to maintain civilian employment, which led to …
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