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State Dept. VIP fellowship open to Veterans with masters degrees and interest in foreign affairs or political science.

State Dept. VIP fellowship opens application period

Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:00 pmOctober 17, 2019 Posted in Guest Posts by VAntage Point Contributor 4 comments 464 views

The U.S. Department of State is accepting applications for the sixth cohort of the Veterans Innovation …

VA Office of Rural Health expands research efforts

Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019 4:00 pmOctober 21, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 1k views

VA’s Office of Rural Health operates field-based Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers to identify …

Giles McCoy's incredible story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.

Giles McCoy: Surviving adrift in the Philippine Sea

Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019 2:00 pmOctober 18, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 7 comments 2k views

Marine Corps Private Giles McCoy survived for nearly four days after he sinking of the USS Indianapolis in …

Marine Corps Veteran James Lawrence Hays is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran James Lawrence Hays

Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019 11:30 amOctober 16, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 283 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran James Lawrence Hays, who served with a combat regiment …

Two men sitting at an outdoor table looking at a portfolio of paintings

Veteran stands taller thanks to VA mental health treatment

Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:00 amOctober 16, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 1k views

When Coast Guard Veteran Stewart Taylor was “in a downward spiral,” he was saved by mental health …

Discover a VA Career at the Anesthesiology 2019 meeting in Orlando.

Explore the rewards of an anesthesiology career at VA during #ANES19

Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:00 amOctober 16, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, VA Careers by VA Careers 4 comments 1k views

Interested in a VA career? Talk with VA recruiters about a healthcare career in anesthesiology at …