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Grateful patient treats VA staff to pizza

Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2021 4:00 pmJanuary 7, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 826 views

On her second trip to the emergency department at the San Antonio VA, Veteran Stephanie Weis knew she was in …

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In tough times, call on VA for mental health support

Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:00 pmJanuary 8, 2021 Posted in Health, Mental Health, Top Stories by VA Staff Contributor 8 comments 4k views

The Executive Director, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, has a message for Veterans and …

Army Veteran Dean J. Keveles is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Dean J. Keveles

Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2021 11:30 amDecember 23, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Dean J. Keveles, who served in Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi …

As many as a third of Gulf War Veterans are affected by a cluster of medically unexplained chronic symptoms known as Gulf War illness.

#DesertStorm30: Gulf War illness

Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 5, 2021 Posted in #DesertStorm30, Top Stories by Mike Richman 15 comments 17k views

Nearly 700,000 men and women served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert …

Elderly Army Veteran salutes next to a van with his image painted on it

Columbia VA receives van dedicated to WW II hero

Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 7, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 670 views

Celebrities are accustomed to their faces on billboards and buses, but for retired Army Major Albert …