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  • VA’s Million Veteran Program celebrates Black History Month

    VA’s Million Veteran Program celebrates Black History Month

    VA’s largest research program is making discoveries to help improve health care for Black Veterans.

  • Air Force Veteran Bobby Grier, the Sugar Bowl’s first Black player

    Air Force Veteran Bobby Grier, the Sugar Bowl’s first Black player

    Air Force Veteran Bobby Grier played with the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. A governor protested his playing in the 1956 Sugar Bowl.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran William Walker

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran William Walker

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran William F. Walker, who served with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.

  • Montford Point Marines and the Congressional Gold Medal

    Montford Point Marines and the Congressional Gold Medal

    The Center for Minority Veterans honors the Montford Point Marines, the brave men who were the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps, paving the way for future generations of minorities in the military. 

  • Navajo Code Talkers and the Congressional Gold Medal

    Navajo Code Talkers and the Congressional Gold Medal

    Throughout the year, CMV will highlight each month with a Congressional Gold Medal awardee.

  • Service: From Generation to Generation 

    Service: From Generation to Generation 

    A personal reflection on generational service from VA Deputy Assistant Secretary Aaron Scheinberg.

  • For Hispanic Heritage Month, a reminder that VA is for everyone

    For Hispanic Heritage Month, a reminder that VA is for everyone

    As I reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month, I have begun to look back on the advances made by my community over the last several decades and my own experiences. My community still faces challenges.

  • National Hispanic Heritage Month entrepreneurial spotlight: Moises Montanez

    National Hispanic Heritage Month entrepreneurial spotlight: Moises Montanez

    This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Moises Montanez, a Puerto Rican Army Veteran who owns ALTA Quality Builders.

  • First-ever National Minority Veterans Summit draws Veterans from across the country

    First-ever National Minority Veterans Summit draws Veterans from across the country

    Center for Minority Veterans hosted the inaugural National Minority Veterans Summit focusing on the needs and issues imperative to minority Veterans.

  • Army Vet proves doctor wrong, says wheelchair sports made her better and stronger

    Army Vet proves doctor wrong, says wheelchair sports made her better and stronger

    Doctors said she'd be paralyzed from the neck down. Twila Adams proved them all wrong and said wheelchair sports changed her life.

  • Minority Veterans focus of September summit

    Minority Veterans focus of September summit

    Minority Veterans’ needs and issues about VA benefits and services will be the focus of the inaugural 2019 National Minority Veterans Summit Sept. 27-28.

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