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  • VA honors Native American Veterans’ service with Native American Direct Loan program

    VA honors Native American Veterans’ service with Native American Direct Loan program

    Vietnam Veteran David Chee is among the many Native American Veterans and service members who have dedicated their lives to military service. Chee proudly served with the Army's 82nd Airborne, parachuting into the jungles of Vietnam. Chee now owns a home he purchased on Navajo tribal lands with the help of the VA Native American Direct Loan. 

  • Black maternal health matters at VA

    Black maternal health matters at VA

    VA is committed to providing safe, accessible care that meets the unique challenges faced by black mothers.

  • A reflection on service and Ramadan

    A reflection on service and Ramadan

    Army Veteran and VA employee Umar Awan writes about his experiences at war in Iraq and fasting during Ramadan.

  • Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans meets for first time since COVID pandemic

    Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans meets for first time since COVID pandemic

    For the first time in nearly three years (due to the global COVID-19 pandemic), the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans (ACMV) was able to meet in person.

  • A memorable Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

    A memorable Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

    Over the past month, the Center for Minority Veterans hosted a five-part webinar series commemorating the contribution of Hispanic/Latino Veterans

  • Supporting black Veterans with cancer, and their families

    Supporting black Veterans with cancer, and their families

    VA supports black Veterans who may be at-risk or in the midst of a cancer journey... reducing barriers to VA’s best-in-class cancer care.

  • PTSD Bytes #25: PTSD Resources in Spanish

    PTSD Bytes #25: PTSD Resources in Spanish

    In this bilingual episode of the PTSD Bytes podcast, hosts discuss Spanish-language resources for people with PTSD and their loved ones.

  • April 24: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

    April 24: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

    Each year on April 24, VA joins thousands of Armenian Americans and Armenians throughout the world in remembering those who perished during the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. April 24 is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.

  • Copayment exemption for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans

    Copayment exemption for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans

    Eligible Veterans seeking copayment exemption must submit official tribal documentation to begin receiving this new benefit.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran George Leighton

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran George Leighton

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran George N. Leighton, who served in the Army and as a Senior Judge in Illinois.

  • DEPSEC Remy remarks at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

    DEPSEC Remy remarks at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

    On Nov. 5, VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy spoke the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Here is that speech.

  • VA closes gap in survivor benefits for LGBTQ+ Veterans and survivors

    VA closes gap in survivor benefits for LGBTQ+ Veterans and survivors

    VA is closing a gap in survivor benefits for certain survivors of LGBTQ+ Veterans—specifically, for those who were unable to wed until the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision.

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Last updated November 26, 2013

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