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Stanley Arnold - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Stanley Goldstein

Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2018 6:00 pmSeptember 26, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 135 views

In 1940, Stanley Goldstein joined the Pennsylvania National Guard after seeing advertisements in the paper …

Britt Slabinski - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Britt K. Slabinski

Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2018 6:00 pmOctober 2, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Slavic Yezersky 236 views

Britt Slabinksi was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a Joint Task Force supporting …

Douglass Smith - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Douglass Warren Smith

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018 6:00 pmSeptember 26, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Jessica Flores 229 views

In 1958, Douglass Smith was sent to McCoy Air Force Base, Fla. He then reported to Santiago, Chile as part …

VA awards up to $9M in Adaptive Sports Program grants to aid disabled Veterans Grants promote rehabilitation, quality of life and community reintegration

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018 3:34 pmOctober 2, 2018 Posted in News Releases by OMR 197 views

VA awarded up to $9 million in grants to eligible recipients for adaptive sports programs that benefit …

ICYMI: #ExploreVA Facebook Live Event on VA Mental Health Care

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018 3:26 pmSeptember 28, 2018 Posted in ExploreVA, Mental Health by Timothy Lawson 176 views

In support of Suicide Prevention Month, VA and VFW teamed up for an #ExploreVA event to discuss how to …

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 H. Loza Gutierrez 185 views

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

Annie Fox - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Annie G. Fox

Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018 6:00 pmSeptember 28, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Alisa Mulberry Adams 621 views

In October of 1942, Annie Fox was the first woman to be awarded the Purple Heart Medal for her service …

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World War II Veteran Recalls German POW Camp

Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018 4:39 pmSeptember 27, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 690 views

On Sept. 21, the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System hosted our annual POW/MIA Recognition Day program. …

IMAGE: Pictured above: Andrea Macomber, Case Manager, Charlene Eaton, Deputy Chief, Manchester Office of Community Care, Dr. Brian Phemester, Director, Manchester VA Office of Community Care, Stella Lareau, Congressional Liaison, Al Montoya, Director, Manchester VA Medical Center and Kristina Huntoon, Tilton CBOC Case Manager at Manchester VA’s Community Provider Education Summit.

Manchester VA holds community provider education summit

Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018 4:25 pmSeptember 27, 2018 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 394 views

The summit brought together community providers in New Hampshire and VA staff to learn about VA’s …

Boston-area HUD-VASH partnerships successful in housing Veterans

Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018 1:57 pmSeptember 27, 2018 Posted in Veterans Homelessness by VAntage Point Contributor 960 views

Strong community partnerships are vital to ending Veteran homelessness — and VA employees play a key role …

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