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  • VA facilities nationwide honor POW/MIAs with remembrance ceremonies

    VA facilities nationwide honor POW/MIAs with remembrance ceremonies

    VA facilities across the country held POW/MIA remembrance ceremonies, reaffirming the nation’s vow to never forget those who were prisoners of war or remain missing in action.

  • Eligible Veterans can shop at Defense commissaries

    Eligible Veterans can shop at Defense commissaries

    In 2020, commissary shopping extended to disabled Veterans, Purple Heart recipients, former Prisoners of War, and caregivers of Veterans.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leo Joseph Bailey

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leo Joseph Bailey

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Leo Joseph Bailey, who escorted enemy prisoners of war in France during World War I.

  • Commissary, Military Service Exchange, and MWR access extended to more Veterans beginning January

    Commissary, Military Service Exchange, and MWR access extended to more Veterans beginning January

    Starting Jan. 1, service-connected Veterans, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war (POW), and primary caregivers can use commissaries, exchanges, and morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) retail facilities, in-person and online.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Emory I. Johnson Mockabee

    #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Emory I. Johnson Mockabee

    Emory transported prisoners of war to and from their work sites in New York. She also served as General Douglas McArthur’s private chauffeur.

  • NJ Vietnam Veterans and Gold Star Mothers to hold annual POW/MIA Ceremony

    NJ Vietnam Veterans and Gold Star Mothers to hold annual POW/MIA Ceremony

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Foundation will hold its annual POW/MIA Gold Star Mothers Recognition Day Ceremony on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel, NJ, on the grounds of the PNC Bank Arts Center. The ceremony will honor America’s prisoners of war and those missing in action, those returned and those still unaccounted for from our nation’s wars.

  • Exhibit tells the stories of POWs in Vietnam with personal artifacts

    Exhibit tells the stories of POWs in Vietnam with personal artifacts

    "Return with Honor" is a touching exhibit that brings to life experiences of those held as Prisoners of War during the Vietnam War through their personal artifacts, clothing, images, writing and artwork.

  • Not alone: VA social workers in your corner for 100 years

    Not alone: VA social workers in your corner for 100 years

    For 100 years, social workers have been there to walk alongside Veterans as they journey toward better health and wellness.

  • Honoring sacrifice, connecting Veterans: CMV participates in Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon

    Honoring sacrifice, connecting Veterans: CMV participates in Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon

    VA's Center for Minority Veterans participated in the annual Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon at White Sands Missile Range, engaging directly with service members, Veterans and their families.

  • Save more with your commissary’s September sidewalk sales!

    Save more with your commissary’s September sidewalk sales!

    The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) offers September sidewalk sales with shopping privileges to more American heroes.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Frank Cohn

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Frank Cohn

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Frank Cohn, who served during World War II.

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Robert Barmore

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Robert Barmore

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Robert (Ken) Barmore, who served in Bennettsville Primary Flight School, Italy and Romania.

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