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Police officers at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) are helping the environment by going green on two wheels with the addition of bicycle patrols. (VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Going Green on two wheels

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Police officers at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) are going green, but they are not …

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Twenty-two Women Veterans from the Corpus Christi area participated in VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System’s (VCB) 2019 Women Veteran’s Portrait Project, which is designed to recognize the service of Women Veterans from the local community during Women’s History Month, a nation-wide observance that takes place in March. (VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Texas VA honors Women Veterans with portrait project

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Twenty-two Women Veterans from the Corpus Christi area participated in VA …

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Diagram of Veteran U.S. Presidents with highest obtained rank, starting from the first to most recent president to have served. Thirty-one of the 45 U.S. presidents have served in the U.S. armed forces. (Presidential images courtesy of various educational, governmental and historical public sources. VA info graphic by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Our Veteran U.S. Presidents

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 The majority of our nation’s presidents hold the distinction of once being called a Veteran before …

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Retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Joe Calvillo smiles after confirming an upcoming VA appointment with the help of a staff member from the call center for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) on February 8, 2019.
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VA national, local programs believed to help reduce VA wait times for new appointments

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HARLINGEN, Texas – A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) …

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VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) outreach efforts focus on suicide prevention. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Emphasis on Suicide Prevention

Posted on Posted in Mental Health, VA Volunteers, VSO / Partners by 527 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and have access to high-quality …

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Photo collage of VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) employees and Veterans participating in the Recovery Holiday Tree Project at the VA Health Care Center at Harlingen, Texas, on December 11, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photos and photo collage by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Texas VA employees create special tree to help Veterans facing mental health issues

Posted on Posted in Caregivers, Health, Mental Health, Vets Experience, VSO / Partners, Women Veterans by 455 views

HARLINGEN, Texas —The second floor of the VA Health Care Center (HCC) here looks a bit more festive …

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(Left to right) Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) employees Lorena Hertz and Yara Doyle place bags and boxes of produce into the bed of a pickup truck driven by a Veteran during the Free Produce Distribution Drive-thru held December 12, 2018, at the parking lot of the VA outpatient clinic at McAllen, Texas. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Texas VA partners with local Food Bank to fight hunger

Posted on Posted in Nutrition, Veterans Homelessness by 286 views

 McALLEN, Texas — More than 250 vehicles drove through a parking lot with boxes and pallets of produce as …

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Members of the sub Management Advisory Council (MAC) for the VA outpatient clinic in Harlingen, Texas, pose for a group photo on November 28, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Reynaldo Leal)
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Customer Service “the Prime Directive”

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HARLINGEN, Texas — The Harlingen VA Outpatient Clinic held its first sub Management Advisory Council …

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Members of VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB), the Hidalgo County Community Service Agency and the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court pose for a group photo as a sign of solidarity in the effort to prevent suicides among service members and Veterans by displaying their phone screens as proof that they have completed the Veterans Crisis Line Challenge on November 20, 2018, at the Hidalgo County Commissioners courtroom in Edinburg, Texas. (VA photo by Reynaldo Leal used for the creation of this VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez) The Veterans Crisis Line Challenge also known as the VCL Challenge consists of a person adding the Veterans Crisis Line logo and number (1-800-273-8255, Press 1) to their phone contacts list, then posting a photo on social media of yourself showing the number on your phone.
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Texas VA partners with county for suicide prevention awareness:

Posted on Posted in Education, Mental Health by 205 views

  EDINBURG, Texas — VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) recently partnered with …

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Photo collage of photos taken during the Corpus Christi Stand Down, which took place November 2, 2018, in downtown Corpus Christi.
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VA employees help homeless Veterans at Corpus Christi Stand Down

Posted on Posted in Benefits, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Veterans Homelessness, VSO / Partners by 454 views

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Stand Down, took place on November 2, 2018, in downtown …

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