At the Center for Strategic & International Studies McDonald discussed some of the challenges the VA has faced within the
past few years, what has already been done during his time in office and
his plan for the future of VA.
It took Timothy Jones over a decade to get back his life after experiencing military sexual trauma, but with
personal motivation, assistance from VA and a strong support system, he
stood on his story and made it a platform for his recovery.
Carson won for her cognitive, electronic application idea called TECi, which stands for Trusted, Empathic, Calming, and Insightful, that will
serve Veterans as a trusted companion by learning, understanding, and
interacting with them during rehabilitation and recovery of their
injuries.
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VETERAN OF THE WEEK
This week we honorDonna
Marie Wanshon. Donna joined the Air Force at age 40 as a social worker
in mental health. She did a lot of humanitarian work during deployments,
including working with the women and children’s domestic violence
house, children’s cancer center, orphanages and Babushkas (elderly women
from Russia).
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