U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CWV - News Update

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Billiekai Boughton.  Billiekai served from 1989-1992 during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. [From VAntage Point]

We honor your service, Billiekai!

On Wednesday, September 27th, the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC) will hold its National Women’s Health and Fitness Day, promoting health awareness and the importance of regular physical activity for women of all ages.  Hospitals, health clubs, senior centers and other local organizations across the country will host activities, ranging from walking events and exercise demos to health screenings and educational workshops. [From VAntage Point]

It was a morning to say thank you and share military experiences at the seventh annual Women Veterans Open House at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. [From WDRB]

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Pearl A. Domma.  Pearl served during World War II from 1942 to 1946. [From VAntage Point]

We honor her service.

Common narratives about the U.S. role in World War II tend to concentrate on how men and women united behind the common cause of defeating the Nazis.  But at times, the American women who served could feel as if the men were at war with them. [From Time]

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Emory I. Johnson Mockabee.  Emory served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. [From VAntage Point]

We honor her service.

For maybe the first time in her Navy career, Vice Adm. Nora Wingfield Tyson is talking about some firsts. [From The San Diego Union-Tribune]

Assumptions regarding gender roles do not just render women invisible in the archaeological record, they dilute our understanding of past societies and the enormous complexity of human achievement and activity. [From The Guardian]

At the Veterans Benefits Administration, we often come in contact with people who ask, What are my benefits?  What am I eligible for?  Or, I receive X benefit, but what other benefits can I use? [From VAntage Point]

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Nurse Corps Veteran Anne N. Bauer.  Anne was a Lieutenant Colonel who served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.  Anne was active duty for 28 years from 1942 to 1970. [From VAntage Poimt]

We honor your service, Anne!

A new report on the characteristics of female Veterans released Aug 2017 by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that early-career aged female Veterans (18 to 34 years old) were more likely to be employed, married and have a child in their home than early-career aged female nonVeterans. [From Women Veterans Alliance]

Service Women’s Action Network is recruiting participants for a short online survey that will shape SWAN’s policy agenda on behalf of servicewomen and women Veterans.  Learn more » [From Service Women’s Action Network]

Jenny Pacanowski burst with love of country when the planes hit, and that day awoke in her a new era of her life filled with compassion and rage. [From The War Horse]

I was a tomboy.  I loved sports.  I was going to be a coach and phys-ed teacher, so joining the Army never really occurred to me, even though I came from this incredible Army family background, with four generations of West Pointers:  my brother, my dad, my dad’s dad and my great-grandfather. [From Time]

Two senior airmen with the Air National Guard deployed to help out with Hurricane Irma efforts were supposed to get married later in September – so with the storm on Orlando’s doorstep, they raced to tie the knot early on Sunday. [From Fox News]

On Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. EDT, join VA and AMVETS for a Facebook Live event featuring Joe Chenelly, executive director of AMVETS and Megan McCarthy, deputy director of suicide prevention for VA’s Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, for an honest discussion about the challenges that Veterans face. [From VAntage Point]