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  • “I never let breast cancer disable me.”

    “I never let breast cancer disable me.”

    Veteran Heather Elliott was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 years old and shares how advocacy, early detection, and VA support shaped her path forward.

  • Honoring a century: WWII Veteran’s 100th birthday celebration

    Honoring a century: WWII Veteran’s 100th birthday celebration

    The Chattanooga VA Clinic lobby was filled with anticipation as employees gathered to honor WWII Veteran Everett Plante's 100th birthday.

  • VA partnership brings mobile mammography bus to rural Veterans

    VA partnership brings mobile mammography bus to rural Veterans

    Veterans in Tennessee and Georgia gain easier access to mammography screening services thanks to an innovative partnership.

  • Vitamin B3 can reduce skin cancer development

    Vitamin B3 can reduce skin cancer development

    VA data sheds new light on the effectiveness of nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, in reducing skin cancer development.

  • VA Brings Thanksgiving to HUD-VASH Veteran Papa Wong

    VA Brings Thanksgiving to HUD-VASH Veteran Papa Wong

    VA Tennessee Vally Healthcare System had the honor of delivering a Thanksgiving turkey with all the fixings to Army Veteran Alfred Wong Jr., aka “Papa Wong.”

  • Veteran in remission thanks to bloodless stem cell transplant

    Veteran in remission thanks to bloodless stem cell transplant

    VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System performs bloodless stem cell transplant, giving Marine Corps Veteran new hope.

  • Learning the art of golf

    Learning the art of golf

    Veterans reclaim their lives with the leisurely pastime of golf.

  • Stark Hill provides care to Veterans in person and online

    Stark Hill provides care to Veterans in person and online

    Stark Hill, a nurse, telehealth clinical technician and preceptor, supports Veterans at Chattanooga VA Clinic.

  • Tennessee VA revolutionizing how Veterans with limb loss receive care

    Tennessee VA revolutionizing how Veterans with limb loss receive care

    Mobile Care teams expand access to the Nashville area to provide Specialty Orthotic and Prosthetic care for rural Veterans with limb loss.

  • Nurse saves a Veteran’s life

    Nurse saves a Veteran’s life

    Nurse Joey Straw saved a Veteran’s life when he noticed blood on his patient’s dialysis tube.

  • Memphis Nurse Honor Guard

    Memphis Nurse Honor Guard

    Memphis nurses honor the distinguished careers of VA nurses in special services.

  • Unsung heroes: Selfless service by volunteers

    Unsung heroes: Selfless service by volunteers

    More than 400 volunteers support Tennessee Valley VA to lift the spirits of Veterans receiving treatment.

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Last updated June 8, 2026

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