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Military Outreach USA, a partner of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), recently launched a program to encourage communities to connect with local VA facilities and help VA provide support to homeless or recently homeless Veterans and their families. The Adopt-a-VA program, which began in February, connects individuals and community organizations, such as schools, faith-based
Read moreIn 2009, Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan while co-piloting an Air National Guard medevac helicopter. Though she was wounded in her rifle arm, Hegar managed to return fire while hanging onto a moving helicopter, which saved the lives of her crew and her patients. At the time, the
Read moreAt only 17 years old, as a senior in high school, I joined the National Guard and spent my senior year performing monthly drills at my assigned guard unit. Two years later, my unit closed and relocated two hours away, so I joined the Air National Guard and attended basic training in the summer of
Read moreAre you a Veteran or Servicemember with a service-connected disability? VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program may be able to help you tackle barriers to employment. The VR&E program assists Veterans and Servicemembers who have an established employment handicap resulting from a service-connected disability. The program offers one-on-one support, counseling, and training to start
Read moreVeterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Sunday proposed eliminating a controversial policy that limits veterans from receiving private-sector health care. Speaking to hundreds of people at the Disabled American Veterans annual conference in Arlington, Va., Shulkin laid out his top 10 priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. It was his first public address since becoming VA
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