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The last two decades of rebuilding and preparedness have shaped the Gulf Coast VA region. It is a time to honor and remember.

After a hurricane and his wife’s passing, a Marine Corps Veteran took a dark turn. VA helped. Today he's Shreveport’s Volunteer of the Year.

VA is working in the community in Houston to reach out to those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Here are some of their stories.

The Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System is VA’s main deployment program for clinical and non-clinical staff to an emergency or disaster.

Navy Veteran Margarita Belmarez became homeless during Hurricane Katrina and again after Hurricane Harvey, but was able to buy her own home with help from VA.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lakesha Green, who helped with humanitarian relief after Hurricane Katrina.

Holly Shaffner also served as second-in-command of a 74-person anti-terrorism team that was among first responders after Hurricane Katrina.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army National Guard and Air National Guard Veteran James Bullard, who has served in Operations Desert Shield, Enduring Freedom/New Dawn, and Iraqi Freedom.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Katherine Gregory, who was the first woman to serve in many Naval positions, including chief of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps.

Retired Coast Guardsman Melvin W. Williams Jr. enlisted when “The Coast Guard was going through a transitional period of integration.”

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is U.S. Air Force Veteran James Lee Harper, who served as a combat cameraman.

During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Daniel James III, the first African American to be director of the Air National Guard.