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Army Vietnam Veteran Donald Weiss is being treated for depression with Electro Convulsive therapy. He is under anesthesia and feels nothing during the procedure. And it’s working.

Former Army Captain Hope Nelson reflects this Veterans Day on how the oaths she took embody a special bond with all Veterans and why she feels it is a privilege to be a VA employee serving them.

Every year more than a hundred Veterans share their creative expressions in VA’s national arts festival. Lots of fun and camaraderie but it’s really all about rehabilitation through recreation therapy.

VA has a program that helps Veterans living with mental illness or physical impairment overcome the barriers to employment. Meet three of their people whose dedication to that goal is remarkable.

She’s in Iraq. He’s at home with the kids. The distance and the difference in life’s demands can cause problems. VA has a great program that helps couples learn skills to deal with the challenges.

VA has a program called REACH VET which identifies Veterans at highest risk for suicide. It identified 30,000 Veterans in its first year. A study calls the program promising.

Because it is estimated that approximately 12 percent of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point during their lifetime, mammograms and early detection are critical.

While treatment for headaches is available at all VA medical centers, seven hospitals are specifically working to help polytrauma and TBI Veterans.

Army Veteran Joni Mulvania is back for this year’s TEE Tournament in Iowa, an annual event for blind Veterans and those with other disabilities. She exemplifies the spirit of the games.

A quarter of women Veterans receiving VA health care live in rural areas. VA is making sure their doctors, nurses and staff are up to date on women’s health care needs.

It took Army Veteran Jerry 48 years after his tour in Vietnam to ask VA for help with his PTSD. Today, he “can do a lot of things” he couldn’t do before and “accepts life a lot easier.”

VA’s VITAL program is a multi-faceted initiative designed to help Veterans achieve their academic goals while supporting them with mental health and other issues.