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Tennessee Veterans learn about PACT Act benefits

Roughly 400 Veterans packed the Beach Civic Hall on April 27 in Clarksville, Tennessee, as Tennessee Valley VA held its PACT Act Fair. Veterans had

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VA’s oncology nurses are health care professionals who specialize in providing cancer care for Veterans. These highly skilled nurses work alongside

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Herbert Sobel was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1912. When he was of age, he attended the Culver Military Academy and later graduated from the

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On this week’s episode of Borne the Battle, host Pablo Meza spoke with Rachel Han from VA’s mobile app team, who shared how VA is using the

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John Copeland Holmes was born on February 6, 1925, in Indianapolis, Indiana, who served during World War II in the China-Burma-India theater. When

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Veterans who are also VA employees play an important role in spreading the word about VA virtual care technologies. Victoria Backus, a Talent

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Welcome to the Vet Safety Brief, a new (and occasional) feature at VA News. The idea of a safety brief shouldn’t be strange to those who’ve

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How would you feel if, due to poor eye health, you could no longer see your loved ones clearly or perform routine tasks that you’ve been doing your

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Jaime Pacheco enlisted in the Army in 1970 and trained as a combat engineer, medic and Ranger. He also became a qualified Airborne Pathfinder after

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VA’s VISN 16 has wrapped up its weeklong exercise that brought VA assets from across the South Central United States into one location. The

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Sending Veteran or other individuals’ Social Security Numbers (SSNs) through the mail is either eliminated or reduced, thanks to a final rule

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Reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation may reduce the likelihood of dying by suicide. Understanding risk and protective factors is

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Gregory Rund was born on Sep. 25, 1983, in Denver, Colorado, but was raised in Littleton. He was a freshman at Columbine High School when two teenage

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Eduardo Alegria never dreamed his front-line deployment to Iraq as an artilleryman would change his life and put him on a path to becoming the

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Memorial Day can bring up many emotions in the Veteran community: grief, nostalgia, pride, even loneliness. For many, visiting their battle buddy’s