Thank you, Dr. Alicia Christy, for your service and advocacy!
Veterans Affairs
@DeptVetAffairs
Veterans Affairs’s Tweets
NEW: Expanded locations and presumptive disability compensation benefits for Vietnam Veterans
14
23
Take the time to THANK a Vietnam Veteran today for their service and sacrifice and say "WELCOME HOME!"
#VietnamVeteransDay #ThankVietnamVets #SeeThemThankThem #WelcomeHome23 #March29
2
20
37
Did you know 11,000 women served in Vietnam?
Today is National #VietnamWar Veterans Day. We honor all who served in Vietnam, including these women at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in 1967.
You belong at VA:
bit.ly/3Zpba3c
1
17
48
On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, this Administration honors the brave Americans who served and pledges its steadfast care to our veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.
99
225
856
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Dave Nichols, an Army Vietnam War Veteran competing in this week's #wintersportsclinic events. news.va.gov/117666/veteran
7
17
Now we have the opportunity to do what should have been done 50 years ago: Welcome our Vietnam Veterans home with honor and thank them and their families for their service and sacrifice.
9
31
54
IT'S NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY!
Take the time to THANK a Vietnam veteran today for their service and sacrifice and say "WELCOME HOME!"
#VietnamVeteransDay #ThankVietnamVets #SeeThemThankThem #WelcomeHome23 #March29
13
120
202
Prescription refill is now available via VA Health and Benefits mobile app
3
11
16
SecVA Denis McDonough message: National Vietnam War Veterans Day, 2023
10
110
152
read image description
ALT
2
88
142
Asking a #Veteran you care about if they’re having thoughts of suicide isn’t easy, but it could save their life. Learn how to start the conversation at bit.ly/3Kif1uC.
read image description
ALT
9
23
38
3
5
11
VETS2INDUSTRY supports transitioning military personnel, Veterans and military spouses find meaningful and sustainable careers in the civilian workforce. Want to know more?
2
10
“I remember blinking, and on the next blink I woke up 11 days later from a coma.”
Read this incredible story of A1C Lauren Arduser, one of the more than 300 #disabledveteran participants at the #wintersportsclinic this week. #Sports4Vets
3
9
Contact your local VA Medical Center or donate through VA’s national partners, America's Blood Centers and the American Red Cross. Just mention #RollUpYourSleeveVA to be counted in as a donor.
1
6
16
At 22 years old, Lauren Arduser is the youngest participant at the National Disabled Veterans Sports Clinic, co-presented by DAV and . It’s been just one year since her injury, but she’s out on Snowmass’s slopes today. #WinterSportsClinic #NDVWSC23
23
61
TOMORROW IS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY!
Join us ONLINE on our Facebook page as we livestream from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C. at 9:30 EST.
#VietnamVeteransDay #March29 #ThankVietnamVets
vietnamwar50th.com/about/national
2
29
54
Want to know what qualities we're looking for when hiring? Our “Talk About It Tuesday” guests share the goods for prospective applicants.
3
4
11
While Houston VA has performed thrombectomy procedures before, Dr. Khalid used a new tool—the mechanical AlphaVac System—to provide precise control in the removal of blood clots in the veins while minimizing patient blood loss.
1
6
17
2023 #wintersportsclinic Downhill Daily includes welcome by DAV National Commander Joe Parsetich, a weather report by , and featuring a Veteran and his service dog. #sports4vets #DAV
8
13
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Marine Veteran William “Bud” McLeroy, who is participating in this week's #wintersportsclinic. news.va.gov/117547/veteran
8
26
Three Bay Pines VA social workers are breaking barriers to support Veterans.
8
24
THIS WEDNESDAY, March 29, is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. ARE ... YOU ... READY?
Don't forget to share our poster on social media or print/download a copy for free on our website at vietnamwar50th.com
Join the Nation ... thank a Vietnam veteran! #VietnamVeteransDay
5
57
94
Here are the five things you need to know about VA's Women’s Health Reengagement Training (heaRT).
1
8
19
Veterans are invited to discuss the human impact of military service at The 2023 War Horse Symposium, April 6 in Chicago.
4
12
Thanks to advanced technology funded by #VA and , amputees are able to feel a sense of touch using prosthetics. This is a great example of how we are delivering soonest & best care through research. Watch the story:
3
12
27
Is your neck complaining of stiffness and pain? Check out our Whole Health video on an acupressure self-care routine to loosen up the muscles in your neck and bring relief!
2
12
19
For Women’s History Month, we salute the women who led the way in women Veterans’ health care.
2
13
45
2023 #wintersportsclinic Downhill Daily includes welcome by Jason Strickland of the VA, a weather report by , and featuring a Veteran and his service dog.
#sports4vets #DAV
2
15
24
Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the date the last combat troops left South Vietnam.
1
19
40
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Brittany Elliott, who is participating in this week's #wintersportsclinic. news.va.gov/117513/veteran
1
8
21
Here are some warning signs that can help you recognize when to seek assistance for your loved one. Families and friends can support a Veteran thinking of suicide.
5
24
34
Instead of a traditional staff training, VA is immersing staff into a computer-generated VA facility to experience the inpatient discharge process, leading them to recognize and fix gaps in care.
1
8
31
“Survivor” champ Mike Gabler donating $1 million prize to Veteran causes
3
23
82
In you you missed it, here's how to find it and watch it.
2
63
30
During the Vietnam War, more than 265,000 American women served the military and 11,000 women served in Vietnam, with 90% working as volunteer nurses. Responsibilities included massive causality situations involving amputations, wounds, and chest tubes for their patients.
9
68
129
Improving care through expanding simulated training, increasing collaboration and building standards. #SimLEARN #Veterans #healthcare
3
6
15
After its first meeting in December, Robley Rex VA launched a monthly PACT Act meeting to reach more Veterans.
3
7
22