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Can the arts help Veterans heal? That’s just one of the questions explored through a creative learning project between Columbus College of Art & Design and VA’s Veteran Arts Initiative in Ohio.

Purple Heart Veteran David Causey received Birmingham VA’s first “artificial larynx.” It substitutes sound/vibration in the absence of a voice box. “I am so happy VA allowed me to get this.”

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Paul Magers from Billings, Montana, who was missing in action and later declared killed in action in Vietnam.

Colonel Charles Beckwith was a Special Forces officer who founded the secretive special operations unit known as Delta Force.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Curtis R. Cameron, who served as a glider mechanic in the European Theater during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Brandon M. Brown, who served as a mortuary affairs specialist and deployed twice to Iraq.

During Desert Storm, there were many faces of the war. […]

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Benjamin F. Daniels, who received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart during the Vietnam War.

Richard “Dick” Winters served in the Army during World War II where he received several medals and inspired the hit HBO series Band of Brothers.

At rows of tables in a packed community center, nearly five dozen Veterans smiled and swapped stories over a potluck meal. The Veterans spanned generations, from Vietnam, Cold War, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. Donning Veteran ball caps and jackets with their spouses nearby, the group swelled to about 100. After the meal, hands shot up during a drawing. Shouts of “BINGO!” during the raffle brought laughs from the crowd. As Veterans heard their winning ticket called, Fayetteville Vet Center staff brought prizes to smiling Veterans. After the raffle, there were pats on the back and talking with old friends and meeting new ones. Two Veterans donning Marine Corps hats came together to talk for the first time, asking the other what unit the Marine served in. This scene from the annual Christmas luncheon put on by the Fayetteville Vet Center Dec. 13 is typical of the camaraderie Veterans experience when they engage with any center, said Ed Clark from the Fayetteville Vet Center in North Carolina.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Roger Lee Knight, who kept a diary during his time as a combat engineer during the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Stanley Travioli, who served as a combat cameraman during 16 combat tours over the span of 26 years and 10 months.