U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs Facebook Update
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01/15/2014 03:50 PM EST
On January 15th, U.S. Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power visited the Brooklyn Campus of VA NY Harbor Healthcare System to speak with members of leadership and Veterans receiving care at the Hematology-Oncology, Dialysis and Recreation Therapy programs. Power viewed artwork displayed at facility by Veterans and spoke with those receiving treatment alongside her father, Dr. Edmund Bourke, former Chief of Medical Service at the facility.
01/15/2014 12:30 PM EST
Army Veteran Janice Pavlik wanted to sign up for eBenefits for more than a year, but had several questions that kept her from following through with the process. She knew keeping tabs on her benefits would be easier with the online platform — she just couldn’t navigate the initials steps to sign in. This time, she was able to get an account.
Pavlik received that personal assistance when she attended this year’s NBC 4 Health and Fitness Expo Jan. 11 at the Washington Convention Center in D.C. There she met Veterans Benefits Administration representatives that walked her through the eBenefits sign up.
Read more at: http://1.usa.gov/L0IOH3
Pavlik received that personal assistance when she attended this year’s NBC 4 Health and Fitness Expo Jan. 11 at the Washington Convention Center in D.C. There she met Veterans Benefits Administration representatives that walked her through the eBenefits sign up.
Read more at: http://1.usa.gov/L0IOH3
01/15/2014 10:09 AM EST
Today's Veteran of the Day is Boris A. Roje who served in the U.S. Army (1942-1946) with A Company, 56th Armored Engineer Battalion, 11th Armored Division, 3rd Army.
He fought during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944, and after recovering from a bad case of trench foot, rejoined General Patton's 3rd Army in southern Germany. Later he helped to liberate Mauthausen Concentration Camp near Linz, Austria.
Boris passed away in 2005 and his grandson, Michael, wanted to honor his service by submitting this photo for VA's Veteran of the Day.
Thank you for your service, Boris.
He fought during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944, and after recovering from a bad case of trench foot, rejoined General Patton's 3rd Army in southern Germany. Later he helped to liberate Mauthausen Concentration Camp near Linz, Austria.
Boris passed away in 2005 and his grandson, Michael, wanted to honor his service by submitting this photo for VA's Veteran of the Day.
Thank you for your service, Boris.
01/14/2014 04:30 PM EST
VA Update: VA Offers $600 Million in Funding to Support Services for Homeless Veteran Families
VA has announced the availability of up to approximately $600 million in grants for non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives that serve very low-income Veteran families occupying permanent housing through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program.
Read more at: http://1.usa.gov/1ckdARC
VA has announced the availability of up to approximately $600 million in grants for non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives that serve very low-income Veteran families occupying permanent housing through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program.
Read more at: http://1.usa.gov/1ckdARC