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Wilburn Rowden just celebrated his 100th birthday. In World War II, he was a radio operator crewman on a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.

Truman VA offers Veteran patients a new robotic-assisted, minimally invasive intervention for acquiring diagnostic biopsies of the lung. Allows pulmonologists to navigate farther for precise biopsies.

Husband and wife Army Veterans Laureen and Jonathan Crews were the 10,000th and 10,001st Veterans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Harry Truman Veterans’ Hospital, now vaccinating 2000 weekly.

My grandfather, Thomas Purinton, enlisted in the Navy at age 16 in 1899 and was assigned to the square-rigger USS Essex, and my Massachusetts ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War, so I was favorably disposed to military service. When I was a second-year medical student in 1971, one of my colleagues was accepted into the Medical Osteopathic Scholarship Program, which is the Department of Defense program to recruit future physicians.

On July 15, 2021, at 12 noon (EST), the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA) will commemorate the second annual Day of Affirmation at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. This date marks the 75th anniversary of President Harry S. Truman’s review of the returning 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) on the White House Ellipse on July 15, 1946.

A career at a rural VAMC offers the same enticing benefits as any VA career, plus the unique charm and community that comes with a rural environment.

On Aug. 7, 2025, VA commemorated the groundbreaking of the new Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital community-based outpatient clinic. This state-of-the-art facility is poised to significantly enhance health care services for the local Veteran population.

VA is doing a lot to meet the needs of women Veterans—improving access, expanding services, and investing in specialized care.

Meet Franchessca Palm: Navy Veteran, grad student and single mom by choice. She found fertility and maternity care support at VA.

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Harry R. Truman, who served in Europe.

“Women have committed themselves to the defense of America and we are committed to providing them care and benefits.”

Kansas City VA hosted its first PACT Act Town Hall during VA's “PACT Act Week of Action.” Event at new clinic was a one-stop-shop event on all things PACT Act.