changing your breathing—slowing it down, taking deeper breaths, controlling your exhale—releases endorphins (“feel-good hormones”), removes toxins from your body, slows your heart rate, and provides oxygenated blood that makes every system work more efficiently.  Just this one simple action makes everything else better.

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COVID-19 forced most food shelters to switch to drive-thru service, making it difficult for Veterans facing food insecurity to receive the food they need.

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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rene J. Defourneaux, who served as a counterintelligence operative during World War II and the Korean War.

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VA will begin COVID-19 vaccinations this week at 128 additional sites using the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.

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“The biggest lesson I learned from the Caregivers Support team is to keep everything meticulous. They taught me how to make plans. I have everything written down. Before, I had nothing.”

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#VeteranOfTheDay is a daily blog and VA’s way of honoring those who have taken off the uniform after serving in the U.S. armed forces.

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He arrested four men for the murder of a Black mother of 10 children. Only one was convicted…of manslaughter, serving three years in prison. He continued to pursue the case and was fired.

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