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  • 3D printing helps VA doctors treat heart conditions

    3D printing helps VA doctors treat heart conditions

    Doctors, researchers and engineers at VA Puget Sound Health Care System are working with the UW School of Medicine on new ways to use 3D printing to diagnose and treat complex heart conditions.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army, Air Force Veteran Elis Salamone

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army, Air Force Veteran Elis Salamone

    Lieutenant Colonel Elis Salamone served for 29 years, including some time in the U.S. Army, Army Reserves and the U.S. Air Force.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Guadalupe Velasquez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Guadalupe Velasquez

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is U.S. Army Veteran Guadalupe Velasquez. Guadalupe served during the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1972.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leroy Williams

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leroy Williams

    Around Thanksgiving of 1950, Leroy Wiliams and his division reached the front line, but were soon forced to withdraw due to encroaching Chinese forces

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Wiggins

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Wiggins

    James Wiggins was sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he received eight weeks of basic training and was assigned to the all-black 159th Field Artillery Unit.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jesse S. Howard

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jesse S. Howard

    Jesse Howard remembers one of his instructors fondly because although he was scared of him, this sergeant was also able to instill him with confidence,

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Henry Johnson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Henry Johnson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Henry Johnson. Henry received the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Women’s Army Corps Veteran Helen Horvath

    #VeteranOfTheDay Women’s Army Corps Veteran Helen Horvath

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Women’s Army Corps Veteran Helen Horvath. Helen served during World War II from 1943 to 1946.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Chris Lambert

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Chris Lambert

    On January 12, 2019, Chris Lambert stopped to assist with a motor vehicle crash on the interstate. He was killed when struck by another motorist.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Pat McClurkin

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Pat McClurkin

    Pat McClurkin was commissioned as an officer in the Medical Corps. During her enlistment, Pat served at Walter Reed Medical Center

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Annie G. Fox

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Annie G. Fox

    In October of 1942, Annie Fox was the first woman to be awarded the Purple Heart Medal for her service during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Frank Block

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Frank Block

    Frank Block, whose father served in the Marine Corps during World War II, has a daughter who enlisted in the Navy and another who served in Desert Storm.

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