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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
VA joins the rest of the nation in remembering the legacy and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
VA Benefits Progress and Results Webcast
Join the Under Secretary for Benefits, Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., in a live webcast on January at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Important Note for Veterans and VA Employees
VA is not affected by the partial government shutdown. We are fully funded for fiscal year 2019.
Veterans Go Further with VBA
Veterans like Dwight Hunt #GoFurtherwithVBA by using VA benefits like the Home Loan Guaranty program.
Inside Veterans Benefits
Weekend Tribute
We honor U.S. Marine Corp Veteran Alfred K. Newman, a Navajo Code Talker who used native language code to help defeat the Japanese in WWII. He died on 1/13 at age 94.
Meet Robert Freedman
On episode #130 of VA's Borne the Battle podcast, meet Robert Freedman, who is a Vietnam Veteran and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.
National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Online registrations for the 2019 National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) are being accepted between January 7 - April 15. The 39th NVWG are in Louisville, KY on July 11 – 16.
Winning
U.S. Navy Veteran William "Bill" Flores won the inaugural Veterans Chess Tournament hosted by the Salisbury VA Chess Club. Evidence shows chess helps players with cognition and mental health.
VA Volunteers
Interested in volunteering to help Veterans? VA has over 75,000 volunteers, who've given over 12 million volunteer hours.
Video Spotlight
Veterans Go Further with VBA
Hear Veterans' stories about how they were able to #GoFurtherwithVBA by using their VA Housing Assistance, Education benefit, and Careers and Employment services.
Events
Veterans Experience Action Center, NC
Jan 25, 2019
9:00 AM
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3:00 PM
(EST)
Christ United Methodist Church, 410 North Holden Road, Greensboro NC 27403
Claims Clinic - Passamaquoddy Nation, ME
Jan 30, 2019
10:00 AM
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3:00 PM
(EST)
Indian Township Tribal Government Building 8, Kennebasis Road, Indian Township, Princeton, Maine 04668
Oklahoma Veterans Council Meeting, OK
Feb 5, 2019
10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
(CST)
2311 N. Central Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73105