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04/06/2021 02:00 PM EDT

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Challenge America Veteran Arts Community, CAVARTS.org, offers an inclusive community where Veterans with an interest in the arts can support each other.

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04/06/2021 11:30 AM EDT

Navy Veteran Joe Frank Edwards Jr. is today's Veteran of the day.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Joe Frank Edwards Jr., who served as a fighter pilot during the Persian Gulf War and a NASA astronaut.

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04/06/2021 09:50 AM EDT

Woman wearing mask on the phone in workstation.

VA is using Referral Coordination Teams to simplify the process when a Veteran’s health care provider refers them to another provider, whether in VA or in the community. “She called and made it easy.”

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04/06/2021 09:00 AM EDT

Theresa Clay (right), a member of Navajo Nation, receives her COVID-19 vaccine booster shot from a nurse with the Indian Health Service (IHS), Shayla Jim, during a recent IHS vaccination event in Albuquerque.

The freezers, which are much larger than a standard household refrigerator, can each store about 40,000 vials. Every vial contains up to six doses of the vaccine. About 70,000 doses have been administered thus far.

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04/06/2021 08:00 AM EDT

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Guest post: After a booming home market in 2020, a new survey shows that Veterans are optimistic about homebuying and finances in 2021.

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04/05/2021 08:00 PM EDT

Eligible Veterans can qualify for independent living services through the Independent Living track through VA’s Veteran Readiness and Employment benefit program.

Eligible Veterans can qualify for independent living services through the Independent Living track through VA’s Veteran Readiness and Employment benefit program.

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04/05/2021 06:00 PM EDT

A family discusses the Resource Guide with a nurse.

AARP’s free Financial Workbook for Veteran and Military Caregivers can help you get organized and take control of your future. It is designed to help manage the complex responsibilities of caregiving.

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04/05/2021 04:00 PM EDT

Chair yoga for #LiveWholeHealth

You may think of yoga as a practice only done by the young and flexible, but all of us can do it. After a recent knee surgery, I was unable to get around without crutches, but I was still able to do breathing practices, meditate, and even do some yoga postures in a chair.

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