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On November 3rd, 2018, while advising Afghan forces in Kabul, Mayor of North Ogden Brent Taylor was killed during an apparent insider attack.

Army Veteran Stephen Glaus describes his experience after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. As eloquent as he is brave, Glaus tells of the “war waging in my mind and body.”

Timothy was born in 1963 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He enlisted in the Navy in 1980 and completed basic training in San Diego, California.

Bleysin Welch served as a liaison officer facilitating logistical communication between the 10th CSH in Fort Carson and the 10th CHS in Iraq.

Marine Corps Veteran Daniel Dunn used music and art therapy to subdue his anger and pain at the National Veterans Creative Arts Competition & Festival.

Russell Fields patrolled the gritty, dangerous streets of Al-Fallujah, Iraq.

An Eagle Scout, college graduate, and airborne-qualified Soldier, Fields led soldiers as a noncommissioned officer in the 10th Mountain Division. His unit fought street-to-street, door-to-door, in urban conflict. He lost Soldiers, placing them in body bags. Reality changed for Fields when he left the battlefield and the military to return home to Texas and start a new life. Fields faced a new form of combat. Flashbacks, images of combat, and the faces of those killed came rushing back. Everyday events like shopping, loud noises and crowds of people left him unprepared.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Aureliano “A.J.” Salas Jr. A.J. passed away on November 4, 2018 after a three-year battle with cancer.

VA Photos of the Week highlights the connections made between our employees and the Veterans. This week, photographers from Nevada, Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida shared their best images with us.

Stan Lee, known for Marvel comics, enlisted in the Army after hearing of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and was assigned to the Signal Corps.

After his tour, Henry Norcom separated from the service and eventually became the Director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Agriculture.

VA's new, non-evasive medical advancement Podimetrics Mat offers detection of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) as early as five to six weeks before they would otherwise present.

A recent study found that non-drug therapies given to service members with chronic pain may reduce the risk of long-term adverse outcomes, such as alcohol and drug disorder or suicide attempts.