History

Vernice Ferguson was head of VA’s Nursing Service, 60,000 professionals. She was a teacher, leader, and advocate for racial parity.

Nurses are the backbone of VA's health system and make a profound impact on the lives of Veterans every day, just as they have for the last 100 years.

Corporal Ed Bearss fought during Operation Cartwheel at New Britain during WWII. He later became a well-known military historian of the Civil War.

The Standing Ready season one finale, “Competitive Adaptative: A History of Sports in the VA,” looks at the past, present and future of VA adaptive sports.

An insightful discussion with Acting Undersecretary of Health Dr. Richard Stone on the 75th Anniversary of the Veterans Health Administration.

Search, add, and honor WW1 Veterans for free on Rollofhonor.org – a great place to learn about those who served in The Great War.

Learn more about Veterans Day history and download the Veterans Day Teacher Resource Guide.

Located in Port Huron, Michigan, Lakeside Cemetery Soldiers' Lot memorializes victims of a July 1832 Asiatic cholera outbreak.

Learn about the history of VA's medical centers, where 9 million Veterans from across the nation receive their health care.

Lt. Col. Joseph Henry Ward, M.D., Dr. John A. Kenney [...]

VA medical centers not only provide top-notch care to 9 million Veterans, but many have long and interesting backstories.

World War I marked the fourth time Congress declared war, but became the first time America instituted a draft. The "Great War" also created a new series of benefits for Veterans--some that exist in different forms today.