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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran George Smith

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran George Smith

    George Smith, a Navajo, enlisted with the Marine Corps at 18. After hearing the Marines were looking for Navajo speakers for a special program

  • Impaired Vision Services extend My HealtheVet care to blind and low vision Veterans

    Impaired Vision Services extend My HealtheVet care to blind and low vision Veterans

    Vision-impaired Vietnam War Veteran uses new technology to access optical devices which are available via VA’s MyHealtheVet program. JAWS program helps him read the screen and manage his health care.

  • Breaking Down Barriers hiring event helps Veterans transition from incarceration to employment

    Breaking Down Barriers hiring event helps Veterans transition from incarceration to employment

    Image courtesy of the City of Cleveland Photographic Bureau. On [...]

  • An annual physical saved one Veteran’s life

    An annual physical saved one Veteran’s life

    Discussing his personal and medical history saved a Veteran’s life. Resources such as MyHealtheVet can help you prepare for an exam and communicate securely with your care team.

  • 15 Ways VA is improving the Veteran’s experience right now

    15 Ways VA is improving the Veteran’s experience right now

    VA facilities across the country have been implementing new and innovative ways of providing the best possible experiences for our Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.

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    Innovate: VA Spark – Seed – Spread Innovation Investment Program – Inform A Vet app

    Every day in VA hospitals nationwide, nurses dedicate themselves to [...]

  • #VeteranOfTheDay George B. Willie Sr.

    #VeteranOfTheDay George B. Willie Sr.

    George enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps as a 17-year-old in 1943. Like many of his Navajo Code Talker comrades he lied to recruiters, claiming he was 20-years-old, while attending a school at Fort Wingate.

  • VA and Walgreens team up to fight influenza by providing no cost flu shots

    VA and Walgreens team up to fight influenza by providing no cost flu shots

    Veterans who are currently enrolled in VA care may walk into any of the over 8,000 Walgreens nationally and the Duane Reade pharmacies in the New York metropolitan area to receive a vaccination at no cost.

  • Join VA Secretary for YouTube Live Q&A with Veterans

    Join VA Secretary for YouTube Live Q&A with Veterans

    To participate in the event on Friday, tune in to our YouTube Live event page or watch via VA’s Facebook page at 2:45 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 24. You can submit your question in advance via the VA blog, VAntage Point

  • VA, Walgreens team up to fight influenza

    VA, Walgreens team up to fight influenza

    VA has teamed up with national retail pharmacy Walgreens to provide free flu vaccinations for enrolled Veterans, offering greater access to the flu vaccine. You can get yours now until March 31, 2017.

  • Improve the lives of our Veterans, join VHA

    Improve the lives of our Veterans, join VHA

    At Veterans Health Administration (VHA), we are committed to improving [...]

  • VHA “change agent” named to top 2016 leader list

    VHA “change agent” named to top 2016 leader list

    At his confirmation hearing last May, Dr. David Shulkin vowed [...]

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