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03/15/2021 02:00 PM EDT

Veteran gets back on his feet, thanks to HUD-VASH and the Biloxi VA

When Army OIF Veteran Casey Gauthier entered the Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 2017, he was homeless.

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03/15/2021 11:30 AM EDT

Army Veteran Frank A. DeRosa is today's Veteran of the day.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Frank A. DeRosa, who served in the military police in England and Germany during World War II.

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03/15/2021 10:34 AM EDT

A health care worker gives an injection to a woman patient

VA has dramatically improved Veterans’ health care access. The total amount of care delivered is up. The number of visits with VA’s community care providers is up. Veteran satisfaction is up.

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03/15/2021 10:00 AM EDT

Two healthcare workers talking at the UCI

Patient safety is always a primary concern for everyone involved in patient care at VA medical centers. “The people caring for our Veterans are the ones who ensure high quality and safe patient care.”

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03/15/2021 09:00 AM EDT

VET TEC graduates are finding meaningful employment

Veterans who go through VA’s Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) pilot program are finding good jobs.

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03/15/2021 08:00 AM EDT

Borne the Battle_Ep 233_Major General Peter Aylward

This week’s Borne the Battle episode features Army Veteran Major General Pete Aylward (Ret.). He discusses his military career, mentors, how he became the national director of the Vietnam War Commemoration and how the program adapted events during COVID.

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03/14/2021 04:00 PM EDT

Women's History Month logo

Dr. Margaret Craighill was the first woman doctor to receive a commission during World War II and the first VA female physician and consultant on the medical care of women.

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