Honoring Vets

"The ceremonial wreaths pay tribute to our armed services and demonstrate the gratitude the country feels for those who have served.”

The Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB) is seeking volunteers in the Washington, D.C. metro area to assemble 25,000 Operation Gratitude care pouches.

From being strafed by fire at Pearl Harbor to being handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald, Jim Leavelle has seen his share of history

Students, teachers and parents filled the gymnasium at Henry Zarrow International School in Tulsa on Nov. 16 to celebrate Veterans Day.

There are many lesser-known memorials in our nation’s capital which have a rich history and honor many important groups and events.

As the world looks back this Veterans Day on the centennial of the Nov. 11 armistice, we reflect on the service of those called to duty.

This episode of The American Veteran includes a story about Charles Norman Shay, a Native American who landed on Omaha Beach in the first wave on D-Day as a combat medic

To the 20 million veterans alive today:  this Veterans Day, we recommit ourselves to providing you with the care you deserve.

Throughout the course of American history, the brave members of our Armed Forces—on land, at sea, and in the air—have secured and defended the ideals of liberty upon which our country was built.

The “I Am Not Invisible (IANI)” photography project aims to increase awareness about women Veterans. They make up ten percent of the Veteran.

Every day is Veterans Day at VA. To all those who have served, and those serving today, we thank you for your service. Here is a photo album of Veterans Day events across America and across the ages.

To further enhance the overall culture at VA, leadership from the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection spent two days at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System working closely with leadership as a part of a nationwide push to ensure accountability.