Health-care workers are testing tech and simulating procedures in a $43 million VA facility called SimVET.
Herb Weiss didn’t even know his father’s World War II footlocker existed. So receiving it from a stranger who just happened to be in the right place at the right time to grab it — and then to track Weiss down — was like “winning a million-dollar lottery.”
U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded.
Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation supporting research into procedures and treatment options to reduce the veteran suicide rate.
Kirstie Ennis, a Glenwood Springs resident, is a Marine Corps veteran who lost her left leg and suffered other serious injuries in a helicopter crash on her second tour in Afghanistan in 2012.
VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said that, with more employees and efficiencies, the department can move toward offering voluntary overtime for those who want it.