Just under 70 years ago, an Army Veteran’s stand against racial injustice changed interstate transportation. Sarah Keys was a young, Black soldier serving at Fort Dix, New Jersey. She traveled ...
https://news.va.gov/99160/black-army-veterans-historical-stand-paves-way-for-changes/
For the third year in a row, Carry The Load is partnering with VA’s national cemeteries to honor and remember America’s heroes during Memorial May.
https://news.va.gov/88708/honoring-vets-carry-load-partners-vas-national-cemeteries/
As Vietnam War Veterans Day nears March 29, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation’s Wall of Faces is nearly complete but needs help from the public to track down the last few dozen photos.
https://news.va.gov/86048/virtual-wall-faces-almost-complete-needs-remaining-photos/
Lori Piestewa, a single mother of two, hoped to one day realize her goal of attaining a college degree. But in April 2003, she became the first Native American soldier and the first woman to die ...
https://news.va.gov/81613/honoringvets-army-veteran-lori-piestewa/
Learn more about Veterans Day history and download the Veterans Day Teacher Resource Guide.
https://news.va.gov/80351/veterans-day-history-2020-teacher-resource-guide/
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Vale Harless, who served with the 10th Mountain Division in Europe during World War II.
https://news.va.gov/76838/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-vale-harless/
The Veterans Legacy Memorial website is the nation’s first digital platform dedicated entirely to the memory of the 3.7 million Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries.
https://news.va.gov/75027/create-online-memorial-loved-one-veterans-legacy-memorial-website/
Marine Corps Veteran Jonathan Hagerman founded the Dirt Therapy Project with his wife, Alexandra. Their nonprofit helps Veterans by connecting through mountain biking.
https://news.va.gov/74075/jonathan-hagerman-life-behind-bars/
This year, VA again joins more than 11,000 organizations across the country as a commemorative partner supporting the Department of Defense in this Vietnam War Commemoration.
https://news.va.gov/71716/va-commemoration-50th-anniversary-vietnam-war-2/
Navy sailors recently visited the Oklahoma VA to pay tribute to the Veterans who went before them, marching in cadence, and singing throughout the hospital.
https://news.va.gov/65456/sailors-visit-oklahoma-va-honor-veterans-came/
On June 6, 1944, Onofrio “No-No” Zicari stormed Omaha Beach in one of the deadliest battles of World War II: D-Day.
https://news.va.gov/61043/veteran-returns-to-normandy-for-75th-anniversary-of-d-day/
This year, VA is partnering with Carry The Load as they honor fallen Veterans along an 11,500-mile relay, visiting 26 national cemeteries across the country during the month leading up to Memor...
https://news.va.gov/60381/vas-national-cemeteries-host-memorial-day-ceremonies/
Musicians on Call volunteer musicians visit Rocky Mountain Regional every Tuesday evening to perform bedside concerts for Veteran patients. R
https://news.va.gov/56880/musicians-call-visit-rocky-mountain-regional-va-medical-center-patients/
HARLINGEN, Texas -- VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) recently held a special event in observance National Native American Heritage Month. The special event took place on N...
https://news.va.gov/54351/honoring-first-people-america-warriors-served-protect/
To the 20 million veterans alive today: this Veterans Day, we recommit ourselves to providing you with the care you deserve.
https://news.va.gov/53956/presidential-proclamation-veterans-day-2018/
The Alabama National Cemetery Support Committee hosted their 8th annual Keep the Spirit of '45 Alive ceremony to establish recognition of WWII legacies.
The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs works with coroners across the state to identify Veterans in their morgues to identify Veteran remains and give them the military honors they deserve ...
Like a lot of Veterans, Jerry Marifke didn't talk much about war, neither did his son and grandson. Their mutual service was an unspoken bond of understanding that never required questions.
https://news.va.gov/50336/three-men-three-generations-three-wars/
To mark Flag Day 2018, Navy Reserve Veteran Mel Gullickson recently presented the Tomah VA Medical Center with a hand-crafted wooden American flag for the facility's lobby entrance.
https://news.va.gov/49973/veteran-provides-wisconsin-va-hand-crafted-star-spangled-banner/
Recently at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home, Pfc. Amadia Broussard was presented with the highest French meritorious military award for his actions during World War II.
After her high school graduation, Doris Harding enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps and went to Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama, where she completed her basic training.
https://news.va.gov/49019/from-elvis-to-berlins-wannasee-house-wac-highlights-her-life-of-service/
The concert will air live on PBS Sunday, May 27, 2018, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands and millions more at home and to troops serving around the world v...
https://news.va.gov/48760/national-memorial-day-concert-returns-29th-year-honor-served/
Veteran Paul Brown, 81, married Juanita Ratliff, 81, in front of a small gathering of friends and family in the medical center’s chapel.
https://news.va.gov/48315/best-friends-united-marriage-tennessee-va-medical-center/
“The loss of two of my good friends, the close calls with snipers, the booby traps, and being knocked flat on my back by artillery shrapnel hitting me on front of my helmet (no damage done),”...
Approximately 300 people attended the 2nd Annual Vietnam War Remembrance Ceremony on April 6 at Hanna Early College High School in Brownsville, Texas.
https://news.va.gov/47409/fallen-service-members-honored-annual-vietnam-war-remembrance-ceremony/
This 22-year Navy veteran spent 1,367 days in captivity as a prisoner of war during World War II. And he’s about to turn 103 years old April 28.
https://news.va.gov/47007/former-pow-recalls-1300-days-captivity-beginning-just-days-pearl-harbor/
VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System honored women Veterans with a photo exhibit of black and white portraits featuring 29 Veterans from various communities served by the Lone Star Sta...
Faculty and students at UC Riverside are launching a sweeping initiative that encourages K-12 students to document the histories of Veterans interred at Riverside National Cemetery.
“I ain’t no hero, but I did my time,” says former U.S. Merchant Marine, Coast Guardsmen and Army Soldier John Rust.
How often do you get to meet people who've been a dairy farmer, car salesman, entrepreneur, photographer, polyglot and a Veteran, all in the same lifespan?
https://news.va.gov/44724/veteran-entrepreneur-discusses-military-service-influenced-career/