The groundbreaking achievements of VA researchers, most of who work in direct care, have resulted in 3 Nobel prizes and 7 Lasker awards, not to mention countless cures.
I have known a young soldier from the Bronx who ran out into an open field to save one of his brothers lying wounded on the battlefield. I have seen a soldier sacrifice his own life when he threw his fellow soldier to the ground and used his own body to protect him from the full blast of a rocket propelled grenade. These men were heroes.
MST-related treatment is available at all VA medical facilities and all treatment for physical and mental health conditions related to experiences of MST is provided free of charge.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army World War II Veteran Althea Prexeda Semanchik Turlington. Althea passed away in 1996. We honor her service.
In partnership with the Parent Help Center, parents are learn new coping skills, while children learn about responsibility and consequences in an austere and sacred environment.
Each February, VA partners with the American Heart Association to raise awareness of the risks and prevention of heart disease for women across VA.
Into her 51st year with VA, Carla Murchelano works on some of the most emotionally demanding cases seen by Veteran’s Service Representatives today: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Military Sexual Trauma cases.
There is a trio of Veterans who have distinguished themselves twice over through their service as volunteers to not only the New Jersey Memorial but also for The Wall in Washington, D.C.
So far only 8 percent of MVP enrollees are women. The goal is to increase the number to at least 11 percent in order to have enough women involved for the results to be statistically valid.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps World War II Veteran Mildred Lawson Partlow. Mildred passed away on September 8, 2002. We honor her service.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ann Catherine Cunningham. Ann served in the Army Nurse Corps with the 44th Medical Brigade and 68th Medical Group.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Women’s Army Corps Veteran Mabel Kauffman. Mabel served during World War II. When she turned 20, she signed up to be a part of the Women’s Army Corps. Mabel worked in a dental clinic during the war.