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Located in Port Huron, Michigan, Lakeside Cemetery Soldiers' Lot memorializes victims of a July 1832 Asiatic cholera outbreak.

Remembering Fort Gratiot’s July 1832 cholera victims

Posted on Friday, July 31, 2020 2:00 pmAugust 5, 2020 Posted in Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Located in Port Huron, Michigan, Lakeside Cemetery Soldiers' Lot memorializes victims of a July 1832 …

VA Medical Centers have a unique history all their own.

20 (more!) little known facts about VA medical centers

Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020 9:00 amJuly 7, 2020 Posted in ChooseVA, Employment, VA Careers, VA Medical Centers by VA Careers 9 comments 5k views

Learn about the history of VA's medical centers, where 9 million Veterans from across the nation receive …

VA Careers supports diversity.

VA committed to diverse workforce, strengthening care for Veterans

Posted on Friday, June 12, 2020 8:00 amJune 12, 2020 Posted in ChooseVA, Employment, VA Careers by VA Careers 1k views

Lt. Col. Joseph Henry Ward, M.D., Dr. John A. Kenney and his son, Dr. Howard W. Kenney, are not exactly …

Learn the interesting histories of VA Medical Centers.

20 little known facts about VA medical centers

Posted on Friday, May 29, 2020 2:00 pmMay 27, 2020 Posted in ChooseVA, Employment, VA Careers by VA Careers 19k views

VA medical centers not only provide top-notch care to 9 million Veterans, but many have long and interesting …

The Tonopah Daily Bonanza from May 19, 1917, highlighting President Woodrow Wilson's World War I conscription law..

World War I created millions of conscripted Veterans, improved benefits

Posted on Monday, April 6, 2020 9:00 amApril 6, 2020 Posted in Benefits, Employment, Honoring Vets, VA History by Adam Stump 1k views

World War I marked the fourth time Congress declared war, but became the first time America instituted a …

Jo Ann Webb was the first woman director at NCA.

Jo Ann K. Webb: NCA’s First Female Director

Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2020 2:00 pmMarch 20, 2020 Posted in Memorial Affairs, VA History by VAntage Point Contributor 826 views

Jo Ann K. Webb’s service as an Army nurse in Vietnam led to a career centered on Veteran-health policy and …

Dayton Funeral Tunnel

Resuscitating Dayton National Cemetery’s ‘Tunnel of Death’

Posted on Friday, May 3, 2019 8:00 amMay 1, 2019 Posted in Memorial Affairs, VA History, Veterans Legacy Program by VAntage Point Contributor 895 views

The team responsible for studying the historic tunnel presented its findings and alternatives to DNCSC and …

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Borne The Battle 142: Carroll Harris – Marine Corps Veteran, Postal Inspector, Marine Corps Historian

Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 9:15 amApril 2, 2020 Posted in Borne the Battle podcast, Top Stories by Tanner Iskra 1k views

This week's guest clues us in on Operation Protect Veterans. It is an effort by the Postal Inspection …

IMAGE: James Sanders, center, Quantico National Cemetery Director, speaks to students from Defense Information School (DINFOS), during a site visit to Alexandria National Cemetery (ANC) July 13, 2018. DINFOS provides its students an opportunity to work with local organizations and businesses within the Fort Meade, Maryland area, to produce the student’s capstone presentation.

To catch an assassin – in Pursuit of Booth

Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2018 12:30 pmAugust 30, 2018 Posted in Memorial Affairs, Top Stories, Veterans Legacy Program by VAntage Point Contributor 755 views

Many know the history of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, but few are aware of the tremendous …

Vintage color postcard with flags, flowers, verse

Memorial Day at 150

Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2018 12:53 pmMay 22, 2018 Posted in Memorial Affairs, Veterans Legacy Program by Kenneth Holliday 746 views

This month, Memorial Day will be observed for the 150th time. Over years, the manner in which the nation has …

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