Military & Veterans News 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.
Military & Veterans News 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.
Military & Veterans News VA urges communities to recognize hospitalized Veterans during ‘National Salute to Veteran Patients’ week WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that, as part of an effort to honor hospitalized Veterans, it will mark National Salute to Veteran Patients from Feb. 10-16 by encouraging communities to seek out opportunities to volunteer at their local VA facilities.
Military & Veterans News VA Revises Regulations on Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment of Veterans WASHINGTON — Today the U.S.
Military & Veterans News VA Becomes First Hospital System to Release Opioid Prescribing Rates Interactive Map Expands Transparency, Shows Opioids Dispensed Among VA Health Care Centers
Discounts & Benefits 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
Military & Veterans News Chairwoman and New Members Appointed to VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans WASHINGTON — Today the U.S.
Military & Veterans News VA Facilities Now Offer Same-day Care for Urgent Primary and Mental Health-care Needs Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a major milestone, that 100 percent of its more than 1,000 medical facilities across the country now offer same-day services for urgent primary and mental health-care needs.
Military & Veterans News 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
Military & Veterans News 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.