Crystal Muscatello joined the Army National Guard in 2006. She was deployed to Iraq in 2009 and was honorably discharged in 2015. This is her story on how she is dealing with multiple sclerosis.
This Navy Veteran has achieved balance of mind, body and spirit through sports and physical activity.
The Center for Women Veterans is launching dedicated social media channels March 1 as "VAWomenVets" on Facebook and Twitter to engage women Veterans on topics important to them.
Renowned photographer Stacy Pearsall, founder of the Veterans Portrait Project, took portraits of 10 women Veteran athletes for this effort.
It took the threat of dealing with a medical emergency overseas for Beverly Buchanan to push doctors for an explanation to what was causing the symptoms she’d been experiencing for more than two months. It turned out to be a major blockage in her main coronary artery, and would require open-heart bypass surgery.
Betty Cunar served as a nurse in the Vietnam war. During American Heart Month, she shares her story of care she receives from VA to remind Veterans of the importance of knowing your heart numbers.
VA announced a collaboration encouraging women to donate their brains for the purpose of research of the effects of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Women were featured prominently during the 2018 Student Veterans of American convention due to feedback requesting additional programming for women.
Mindfulness is the state of moment-to-moment awareness of one's experience without judgment. It is human nature to sometimes live on autopilot. We have tendencies to rehearse the future — what will I do next? Or rehash the past — I shouldn’t have done that.
Four new members have been appointed to VA’s Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises the secretary on issues and programs impacting women Veterans.
Women Veterans attend Healing in Nature Retreat which promotes whole health and wellness to help women Veterans explore personal wellness goals. “My best six days since coming home.”
These trailblazing women came from all walks of life and were each personally inspired to make a difference in the lives of others by joining the Marine Corps.