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One year later, VA has processed more than half of Blue Water Navy claims

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2021 6:00 pmJanuary 7, 2021 Posted in Benefits, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 1k views

On Jan. 1, 2020, the Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Act went into law, supporting Veterans who may …

Woman preparing IV stand at bedside

VA employees volunteer to answer nation’s call

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2021 4:00 pmJanuary 5, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, VA Volunteers by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 581 views

Since the start of the pandemic, over 1,000 VA staff have volunteered for more than 3,700 deployments to …

Operation Song by Michael Peterson

#OperationSong Michael Peterson: Give ’em time

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2021 2:00 pmJanuary 14, 2021 Posted in AVS by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 459 views

Michael Peterson served in the Army for 20+ years and fought in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. …

Army Veteran Marie Rossi is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Marie Rossi

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2021 11:30 amJanuary 15, 2021 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Marie Rossi, a helicopter pilot who served and died in a crash …

Nurse giving man a flu shot

Community providers: Help Veterans #FightFlu!

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2021 10:00 amDecember 30, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 270 views

Talk to Veteran patients about preventing the flu by getting a flu shot. Veterans enrolled in VA health care …

#DesertStorm30: Visions of Redemption

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 7, 2021 Posted in #DesertStorm30, Top Stories by Adam Stump 1 comment 2k views

While deployed during Operation Desert Storm, a horrific accident changed Marine Corps Veteran Kevin …