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Jennifer Love Hewitt Joins VA as National Spokesperson for Youth
Actress and singer Jennifer Love Hewitt has teamed up with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to promote Veterans Day and youth volunteerism.
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Remembering Anthony Fisher and his wife, Anne
Veterans Advantage offers a solemn tribute to Anthony Fisher, a friend to U.S. military families and a leading benefactor of military causes around the globe, who died earlier this month in a tragic plane crash that killed six of the seven people on board in Massachusetts. He was 52.
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Honoring Vietnam Veterans through the Yearly Memorial Day Writers Project
It began, as so many inspired ideas do, in a conversation over a cup of coffee. Mike McDonell and Clyde Wray had been introduced by a mutual friend. Both were then living in Washington, D.C. Both were writers. Both had served in Vietnam, McDonell as an officer with the 11th Marines in 1967-68, and Wray, during the same period, as a rifleman with the Army’s 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
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Chairwoman and New Members Appointed to VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans
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VA Facilities Now Offer Same-day Care for Urgent Primary and Mental Health-care Needs
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DoD Announces Defense Enterprise Science Initiative to Support University-Industry Basic Research
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced an award competition for the Defense Enterprise Science Initiative (DESI), a new pilot program that supports university-industry collaboration on use-inspi
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CVS Health Expands Commitment to Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life
In its continuing commitment to hire our nation's veterans, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the expansion of the company's participation in the Department of Defense SkillBridge Initiative, which helps service men and women transition from military life to private sector civilian careers, to new locations in Hampton Roads (Virginia) and Schofield Barracks (Hawaii). Active duty military at these bases can begin training with CVS Health within 180 days of their separation from military service.
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VA Revises Regulations on Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment of Veterans
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VA Becomes First Hospital System to Release Opioid Prescribing Rates
Interactive Map Expands Transparency, Shows Opioids Dispensed Among VA Health Care Centers
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President Donald J. Trump signs Executive Order to Improve Mental Health Resources for Veterans Transitioning from Active Duty to Civilian Life
The Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security will develop a plan to ensure Veterans’ mental health care for the year after separating from service