Team Rubicon: Disaster response and a commitment to mental health; ParaArchery Team USA has roots in the Veteran community

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Team Rubicon: Disaster response and a commitment to mental health

Team Rubicon is reaching out to those in need of a renewed purpose the same way they reach out to citizens everywhere whose lives have been hit by a disaster.

Tribal member and Women’s Army Corps Veteran Julia Kabance turns 106

Members of the community gathered to celebrate Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation tribal member Julia Kabance's 106th birthday.

VA implementing measures to prevent suicide among Veterans

VA has been aggressively undertaking new measures to prevent suicide among all Veterans and has also taken steps to bolster physical and mental health services for women Veterans.

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This week we honor Air Force Veteran Army Veteran Cyril "Rick" Rescorla.

After Rick served in Vietnam, he took a job in corporate security, at the World Trade Center in New York City in 1985. Rick died on September 11, 2001.

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