VA Seeks Creative Prosthetics Design at 'Make-a-thon' in Richmond A two-day event at the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, seeks to find new, creative solutions to challenges faced by...
VA's Make-a-thon Produces 'Game-Changing' Device for Leg Prosthetics A team made up of high school students has designed a device that promises to make life a little easier for vets with lower...
Top VSO Gets First Female Commander Retired Army Reserve First Sgt. Delphine Metcalf-Foster was elected Aug. 1 as commander of the Disabled American Veterans.
McCain Hits VA Over Pick to Lead Southwest Region VA HealthCare Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said the VA network that includes Arizona deserves better than a boss who misled Congress.
1st Woman to Head DAV Will Focus on Female Vet, Caregiver Issues The first female commander of Disabled American Veterans credits willingness to try new things with leading her to the new...
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Special Monthly Compensation is paid to a veterans who lost or lost use of specific organs or extremities.
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
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Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...
![Lisamarie Wiley talks with participants at the "Make-a-thon" at the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, where the VA is hosting a two-day event seeking innovative changes to prosthetics. (Bryant Jordan/Military.com)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/people/2015/07/lisamarie-wiley-1200x800.jpg?itok=dyR5ymO3 "Lisamarie Wiley talks with participants at the "Make-a-thon" at the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, where the VA is hosting a two-day event seeking innovative changes to prosthetics. (Bryant Jordan/Military.com)")
