#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Ferdinand Funke
Ferdinand Funke was assigned to 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. He flew …
Month: October 2018
Veterans serving Veterans: Researchers who served
Matt Landis is man with a passion for service. The Army Veteran is a computer engineer at the Human …
Can a natural compound subdue suicidal thoughts?
VA researchers are trying to learn whether uridine, a naturally occurring dietary supplement, has the …
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tadausz Szalinski
In December 1945, Ted Szalinski was shipped to Europe aboard the SS Borinquen. He served as a member of the …
To advance the future of medicine for Veterans, Dr. Matt chose VA for his physician career
Dr. Matthew “Matt” Rettig arrived at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) on a subspecialty …
VA prioritizing all pending Veterans benefits appeals claims for victims of hurricanes Florence and Michael
Veterans impacted by recent hurricanes Florence and Michael will now have their pending appeals claims for …
VA’s 2018 National Creative Arts Festival
Every year more than a hundred Veterans share their creative expressions in VA’s national arts festival. …
![(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.](https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Laredo_Vet_Center_Boots-Badges_PI_1-350x233.jpg)
Boots & Badges: Laredo Vet Center takes part in care package drive for deployed service members
LAREDO, Texas — The Laredo Vet Center hosted a drive thru and drop off event on Friday, October 26, …
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran George Smith
George Smith, a Navajo, enlisted with the Marine Corps at 18. After hearing the Marines were looking for …
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Michael K. Lightning
Michael Lightning served as an Air Force medic and would be stationed at Yokota Air Force Base in Japan and …