From his home Navy Veteran Bobby Osborne takes his blood pressure and oxygen level as part of VA’s home telehealth program. The results are sent to his telehealth care coordinator at his VA hospital.
Active Heroes non-profit supports Veterans and service members through physical, educational and emotional programs in an effort to end suicide.
Michelle Howard took command of NATO Allied Force Joint Command becoming the first woman and African American to command a joint billet.
Army Veteran and VA North Texas patient Marcus Dees painstakingly used yarn and hooks to translate a warrior mantra into a work of art.
Jeanne A. Urbin Markle served in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1967.
Irwin Stovroff served during World War II in the Army Air Forces and flew bombing missions in Europe. During his final mission, he was shot down in France and became a prisoner of war (POW). After thirteen months imprisoned in Stalag Luft I in northern Germany, Stovroff was released in April 1945 and returned to the United States. Following his retirement from a sales career in the 1990s, Stovroff began volunteering at his local VA Medical Center and helped form an organization dedicated to raising money to find service dogs for Veterans.
When you work at VA, you’re part of a culture of innovation that concentrates on making a difference in the lives of all Veterans.
The benefits of 3D printing are limitless—from individually customized care, such as creating hand and foot orthotics, prosthetic limbs, and reconstructive surgery, to more groundbreaking applications, such as the ability to accurately replicate a patient’s heart, lung, spine, or aortic valve. Clearly, 3D printing has a profound impact on Veterans’ lives.
Mack Gaston was a commander of the Defense Nuclear Agency and was the first African American commander of Naval Training Center Great Lakes in Illinois.
United States Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Howard C. McDonald served during World War II from 1940 to 1945.
On September 29, 1918, while fighting in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War I, Perry Loyd was wounded in action.
VA is looking for ambitious trailblazers who can inspire and […]