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VA employees consult with applicants for VA healthcare jobs.

Five ways to make your healthcare job application stand out

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019 5:00 pmAugust 15, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, VA Careers by VA Careers 1k views

If you're considering submitting an application for a job at VA to care for Veterans, you'll need to master …

Veteran Homelessness

Crew shoots video for ending Veteran homelessness

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019 4:00 pmAugust 15, 2019 Posted in Veterans Homelessness by VAntage Point Contributor 808 views

A film crew was on the Biloxi VA Medical Center campus filming Aug. 8 for a two-minute piece on ending …

Retired MLB umpire works with DAV and VA to visit Veterans.

North Texas Veterans visited by legendary MLB umpire

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019 2:00 pmAugust 12, 2019 Posted in VA Medical Centers by VAntage Point Contributor 155 views

Larry Barnett was an MLB umpire for nearly 38 years, but he’s visited VA hospitals since 1977 as part of …

Marjie McKenney is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Marjorie McKenney

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019 11:30 amAugust 12, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Adam Stump 588 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Marjorie McKenney, who joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer …

End Sexual Harassment: Harmless flirting poster.

VA: It’s our responsibility to end harassment

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019 10:00 amAugust 12, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 5k views

One in four women Veterans report experiencing harassment from other Veterans when they visit VA health care …

A terminal Veteran's dream was fulfilled.

Making a dream come true at Phoenix VA

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019 9:00 amAugust 15, 2019 Posted in VA Medical Centers by VAntage Point Contributor 257 views

A Marine Veteran at the Phoenix VA realized his dream of speaking to former Prime Minister of the United …