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Unique “Tour of Duty” course educates employees without military background to Veterans’ service and relates it to their own federal service.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Sidney Shachnow, a special forces commander who oversaw U.S. forces during the Berlin Wall fall.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John Marshall Runkle Jr., an infantryman whose sacrifice in Afghanistan is honored today by Carry the Load’s Memorial May relay.

VA is committed to finding innovative ways to help Veterans exit homelessness. Sometimes this means making sure those who have answered the call to service have smartphone telephone service.

Vietnam Purple Heart Veteran John Barbazon remembers being put in a body bag. With a remarkable hobby and mental health help from VA, he is sharing his story and recovery to help other Veterans.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Lena Basilone, who served during World War II.

December 10-17—during the “PACT Act Week of Action”—VA medical centers around the country will be holding in-person town halls to provide information on VA health care eligibility and benefits.

Tai chi master Zibin Guo teaches the quiet martial art to a group of VA caregivers. They will work as a team to develop programs for Veterans to engage in wheelchair tai chi.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Linda Bray, who was the first woman in the United States military to lead troops into combat.

On March 14, President Joe Biden signed the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 into Public Law 117-97.  The legislation awards the Congressional Gold Medal to the 855 members of the Women’s Army Corps, who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – the “Six Triple Eight” – during World War II.

In 1990 the newest aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet of KC-135 air refueling tankers was already 25 years old. The venerable airframe based on the Boeing 707 airliner and its crews were being asked to do something few of them had been trained to do – take part in a conventional war.

November marks National Veteran and Military Families Month, highlighted by Veterans Day on Saturday, November 11. This list of Veterans Day and Veterans Month events is organized by state and will continue to be updated as we learn of more events.