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Veteran of the Day graphic for Howard McDonald

#VeteranOfTheDay United States Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Howard C. McDonald

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 6:14 pmJune 12, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Christine Perera 381 views

United States Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Howard C. McDonald served during World War II from 1940 …

IMAGE: U.S. Army Veteran Charles Jones works with Tashenia Hunter, physical therapist, learning to walk with his new prosthetic leg. Jones is in the Amputation Specialty Program (ASP), an intense rehabilitation program requiring three hours of therapy a day.

VA North Texas maximizing patient health, independence, through intense rehabilitation program

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 5:30 pmJune 10, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

VA North Texas’ Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (CIIRP), an intense …

VA receives awards for innovation in health IT

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 4:32 pmSeptember 30, 2019 Posted in News Releases by OMR 792 views

Nine VA programs focused on improving Veterans’ experiences and business processes win accolades at the …

LinkedIn Premium for Veterans

Veterans and transitioning military get a free year of LinkedIn Premium

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 4:15 pmJune 13, 2019 Posted in #VetResources by Tim Hudak 133k views

LinkedIn offers Veterans a free one-year premium access to 14,000 courses through LinkedIn Learning.

Give an Hour raises mental health awareness

VA and Give an Hour raise awareness about mental health through A Week to Change Direction campaign

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 3:28 pmJune 11, 2019 Posted in Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized by VAntage Point Contributor 398 views

Give an Hour’s A Week to Change Direction campaign empowers individuals to make a difference by raising …

Kristy Kaufmann, Code of Support Foundation’s (COSF) Chief Executive Officer; Judith Foster, VA social worker at the Dublin, Ga VAMC and recipient of the COSF’s “Salute to Service” award; Celebrity Chief Robert Irvine; and Cassandra Law, Associate Chief Patient Care Services Officer.

VA social worker receives Salute to Service Award from Code of Support Foundation

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 12:30 pmJune 12, 2019 Posted in Vets Experience, Who is VA? by William Outlaw 486 views

Judith Foster, a social worker at the VA Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, won the National Salute to …

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System pilot streamlines community care for Veterans

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 10:45 amJune 11, 2019 Posted in VA Medical Centers, Vets Experience by Brett Robbins 798 views

The Sioux Falls VA Medical Center pilot program for helping Veterans coordinate care with community …

Borne the Battle Ep 149

Borne The Battle 149: WWII Weekend Part One: Pearl Harbor Survivors Richard Schimmel and William Bonelli

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 9:37 amDecember 10, 2019 Posted in Borne the Battle podcast, Honoring Vets, Top Stories by Tanner Iskra 11k views

WWII Weekend in Reading, PA had over twenty-five WWII Veterans attend the event. Included were two survivors …

Group of VA Nurses.

Nurse practitioners can discover a career leading and shaping Veterans’ health care during the 2019 AANP National Conference in Indianapolis

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 9:00 amJune 13, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, VA Careers by VA Careers 1k views

At the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a career as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a chance to lead …