Virginia Warriors recognized at CAA basketball tournament
Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard and members of their families were recognized for their service by Commissioner of Veterans Services,...
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Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard and members of their families were recognized for their service by Commissioner of Veterans Services,...
Listen to radio interview, learn more about the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program.
On February 1, 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is opening a toll-free National Caregiver Support Line housed at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center campus in Canandaigua, New York.
Department of Veterans Affairs conducted a review to assess the their capacity to address combat stress in women veterans.
Participate in a research study about exercising to reduce obesity in spinal cord injury cases.
Acupuncture Research Study at the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center is conducting a study to explore if acupuncture may help Veterans who have sleep problems that are related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Public Law 110-387 authorized VA to develop the new Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. Under the SSVF Program, VA will award grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. The grantees will provide a range of supportive services designed to promote housing stability to eligible very low-income Veteran families.
At precisely 0845 hours on May 1, 2010, the Army engaged with an accurate volley and was answered to by a precision bombardment from the Navy. The Air Force, not to be outdone, demonstrated its skill with a meticulous sortie. When the dust had settled, a very good time was had and money was raised for a very great cause.
Host Jan Callaghan offers a fresh and in-depth look into the social issues that affect our community. This show's topic: Virginia Wounded Warrior Program.
At the Bethesda hospital, the flow of brain-injured patients is constant. For nearly a decade, the United States has been fighting wars in which soldiers are routinely exposed to brain-rattling blasts that can send ripples of compressed air hurtling through the atmosphere at 1,600 feet per second. Now, the military is struggling to come to terms with an often-invisible wound. Photo Caption: Doctors removed virtually the entire left side of Spec. Robert Warren's skull in May after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a blast near Kandahar. Last month, he and his wife, Brittanie, stayed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before surgery to repair his skull. (Marvin Joseph)