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IMAGE: Challenger, a 29-year old non-releasable bald eagle

Tennessee Veterans treated to up close and personal encounter with a bald eagle

Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 12:33 pmAugust 7, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 65 views

Challenger, a 29-year old non-releasable bald eagle, visited Veterans gathered in the large atrium areas …

1952 Women service members

Celebrating 70 years of equal service and pay on the anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act

Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:26 pmJune 28, 2018 Posted in Women Veterans by Danielle Corazza 29 views

Join us as we celebrate the last 70 years of accomplishments, and continue our march towards full and equal …

IMAGE: Tom hanks with Veterans in LA.

Los Angeles-area Veterans help bring Shakespeare’s Henry IV starring Tom Hanks to the stage

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 3:45 pmJune 14, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories, VSO / Partners by Gary Hicks 109 views

40 Veterans were hired and trained to work on the production alongside consummate theater professionals to …

IMAGE: A tank with a busted track in Vietnam

A Vietnam Veteran’s journey from VA patient to VA chaplain

Posted on Monday, June 11, 2018 2:07 pmJune 11, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 100 views

I implicitly understood that I had to let go of those first VA memories and experiences along with the …

IMAGE: Sarah Alder and Tiffany Freeze on the runway

Army Veteran turned fashion designer creates dress to combat Veteran suicide

Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10:38 amMay 15, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories, VA Medical Centers by VAntage Point Contributor 211 views

Army Veteran Tiffany Freeze, an Art Institute of Colorado student majoring in fashion design created the …

Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System associate director Homero Martinez III, delivers a speech. The retired Air Force officer was the keynote speakeR.

Fallen service members honored during annual Vietnam War Remembrance Ceremony

Posted on Monday, April 16, 2018 1:24 pmApril 16, 2018 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories by Luis Gutierrez 59 views

Approximately 300 people attended the 2nd Annual Vietnam War Remembrance Ceremony on April 6 at Hanna Early …

IMAGE: Frank Kiss in Korea, 1951

From saving lives on he battlefield to filing disability claims for others, one loyal Marine’s story

Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:58 pmApril 11, 2018 Posted in Guest Posts by VAntage Point Contributor 58 views

Frank Kiss was awarded the Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his selfless and heroic acts during the Korean War.

IMAGE: as Alexandria Army Air Base in Alexandria, Louisiana.

A trip to the military recruiter with a buddy led to a lifetime of public service

Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:46 pmApril 11, 2018 Posted in Guest Posts by VAntage Point Contributor 39 views

Colin Fake has led a life of service having served four years on active-duty in the Air Force, eight years …

IMAGE: Troops gather around a Red Cross mobile in Europe during WW II.

From Normandy to the “great rest,” WWII Screaming Eagle recalls service, camaraderie on and off the battlefield

Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 7:53 amMarch 27, 2018 Posted in Guest Posts, Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 44 views

D-Day survivor Army Pfc. Lawrence Boudreaux served his country with honor, bravery and distinction.

IMAGE: Dr. Rust

From Merchant Marine to veterinarian, one life led to another for a WWII Veteran

Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:59 pmMarch 13, 2018 Posted in Guest Posts by VAntage Point Contributor 25 views

“I ain’t no hero, but I did my time,” says former U.S. Merchant Marine, Coast Guardsmen and Army …

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