Wheelchair Games are about Living Healthy Lives

The National Veterans Wheelchair Games are presented each year by VA and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) with additional support from numerous corporate and community sponsors. The Salt Lake City Health Care System and PVA are hosting the 36th edition of the games...

90-year-old Veteran Walks at High School Graduation

Edward Taylor finally got the opportunity he missed when he dropped out of school: walk at graduation. He didn’t leave high school due to bad grades or apathy, rather he left the Elmira Heights school district to serve in the Navy during World War II. He just...

Modernizing VA? “Absolutely, yes” says VA Secretary

Secretary Bob McDonald spoke at the Brookings Institute on Monday. The question headlining the event was “Can the Department of Veterans Affairs be modernized?” McDonald’s first comment was “Absolutely, yes.” McDonald’s message reiterated VA’s priorities and described...

Once-homeless Veteran no longer adrift thanks to VA community life raft

For Maine Veteran Bill Marinelli, becoming homeless at age 70 was like finding himself floating aimlessly down a river. “You see people on the banks,” he explains, “but you’re not a part of them.” He didn’t know it at the time, but a friend, community partners and our...