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  • The best Veteran Facebook posts of 2014

    The best Veteran Facebook posts of 2014

    This year, VA’s Facebook page gained 400,000 new likes which [...]

  • Top Veteran tweets of 2014

    Top Veteran tweets of 2014

    This year, @DeptVetAffairs on Twitter gained 50,000 followers, tweeted more [...]

  • Top Veteran Instagram pictures of 2014

    Top Veteran Instagram pictures of 2014

    Instagram is VA’s newest digital platform and it serves to [...]

  • Veterans celebrate Christmas in every clime and place

    Veterans celebrate Christmas in every clime and place

    Veterans from all generations are connected by selfless service, sacrifice [...]

  • Veterans share what it’s like to be deployed for Thanksgiving

    Veterans share what it’s like to be deployed for Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and friends [...]

  • Americans are Viewing Veterans All Wrong

    Americans are Viewing Veterans All Wrong

    According to a recent survey, when shown a photo of a man that appears to be homeless, one third of respondents label him as having a mental health issue. Nearly one in five believe that he has a criminal past. And, in the second most popular response—after the 87-percent of people who identify the man as homeless—almost half of respondents label the homeless-looking person as a military veteran. Those who assume that a homeless man is a veteran are wrong nine times out of ten.

  • Team RWB carries Old Glory across America

    Team RWB carries Old Glory across America

    Team Red White & Blue completed its’ first Old Glory [...]

  • How federal and other agencies are #HonoringVets today

    How federal and other agencies are #HonoringVets today

    Throughout our history, America has been protected by those who [...]

  • #HonoringVets Graphic Design Contest

    #HonoringVets Graphic Design Contest

    Recently we asked Veterans through our social media channels to [...]

  • Team Red White & Blue opens Firebase Tampa, Florida

    Team Red White & Blue opens Firebase Tampa, Florida

    Founded in 2010, Team Red White & Blue has more than [...]

  • VA to accept Fry Scholarship applications beginning November 3

    VA to accept Fry Scholarship applications beginning November 3

    VA will begin accepting applications by mail beginning Nov. 3 [...]

  • More than a soldiers home

    More than a soldiers home

    Freelance filmmaker When I'm at White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center and I look around, I see happy employees and happy patients. I see smiling caregivers who spend time with their patients.

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