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05/10/2021 03:00 PM EDT

VA now accepting walk-ins for COVID vaccinations.

All VA facilities and clinics that administer COVID-19 vaccines are accepting walk-ins for eligible Veterans, spouses and caregivers.

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05/10/2021 02:00 PM EDT

The National Memorial Day Concert will air May 30 on PBS, hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winning actor Gary Sinise.

The National Memorial Day Concert will air May 30 on PBS, hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winning actor Gary Sinise.

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05/10/2021 11:30 AM EDT

Marine Veteran Vernon Waters is today's Veteran of the day.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Vernon Waters, who was killed in action at Iwo Jima and buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

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05/10/2021 10:00 AM EDT

Golden Age Games logo

Veterans 55 years of age or older will participate in a series of sport challenges and competitions allowing them to continue in the spirit of the games and show their athleticism “At Home.”

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05/10/2021 09:00 AM EDT

Frank Moore, the suicide prevention coordinator at VA Pittsburgh, displays the 3D block that was installed on all of the bathroom doors in patient rooms in the facility’s mental health wing to prevent a potential hanging. (Photo by Bill George)

More than a year ago, a staff member spotted a vulnerable area on those doors that patients could use to try to hang themselves. The hospital responded by installing a device that would make it virtually impossible for someone to do so.

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05/10/2021 08:00 AM EDT

Borne the Battle #241

In this episode of Borne the Battle, Air Force Veteran Amanda Huffman, a military spouse, blogger and host of the Women of the Military podcast, discusses transitioning from active duty to diaper duty, Veteran women who deploy shortly after becoming mothers and what men should be conscious of about the female military experience.

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05/09/2021 04:00 PM EDT

Nurse talks to woman who just received vaccination

A vacant department store in San Antonio was transformed into an important location for Texans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The provisions of the SAVE LIVES Act lets more people receive the shot.

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