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Tag: Veterans Service Update

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Helping Kids “just b kids” in 2018

Registration for Camp Corral through DAV’s Just B Kids Scholarship program is now available online. In partnership with DAV and Golden Corral, the program provides free, on...

News | Apr 19, 2018
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Making surgery safer for women veterans

VA physicians and researchers work to ensure best practices for gender-specific health issues As the number of women veterans continues to grow, the Department of Veterans ...

News | Apr 10, 2018
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Back in the fast lane

First amputee to serve in Iraq continues to break barriers through adaptive sports In 1993, William “Bud” McLeroy was excelling in two very physical career fields—as a fire...

News | Mar 30, 2018
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Life moves on

Nearly a half-century after losing both legs in an ambush in Vietnam, Army veteran stays active through adaptive sports In 1970, Army Pfc. Dave Nichols was just months into...

News | Mar 29, 2018
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Bringing home the gold

Marine veteran Travis Dodson attends veterans winter sports clinic after winning sled-hockey gold in PyeongChang On Valentine’s Day 2007, Travis Dodson was deployed to Iraq...

News | Mar 28, 2018
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Living the good life after TBI

Army veteran ignites passion for curling, downhill skiing at clinic “In Summer 2006 I had been in Iraq for more than a year, still had three months to go, and […]

News | Mar 27, 2018
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When one door closes, many more open

Aurora, Colo. veteran heads to Aspen to push herself further through winter adaptive sports Marine Corps Veteran Jatáya Taylor understands the lows of depression in the aft...

News | Mar 23, 2018
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Vision of service

Since the conclusion of World War II, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital has been improving the quality of life for visually impaired veterans Having lost sight in his right eye ...

News | Mar 22, 2018