United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

The American Veteran

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"The American Veteran" tells the stories of service and sacrifice made by America's
men and women in uniform and discusses some of the benefits they have earned.

2007 Editions are available here.


September 2008 Edition

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1 - Video Games = Effective Therapy
4 min.,
29 sec.
2 - Emergency Preparedness Exercise
4 min.,
15 sec.
3 - Mobile Pharmacies
2 min.,
53 sec.
4 - Building Houses
5 min.,
30 sec.
5 - News You Can Use
2 min.,
53 sec.


 August 2008 Edition

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1 - Cardiac CT Scan
6 min.,
26 sec.
2 - AT&T National Golf Tournament
2 min.,
03 sec.
3 - Home Telehealth
4 min.,
18 sec.
4 - Surfing Therapy 
5 min.,
09 sec.
5 - News You Can Use 
3 min.,
54 sec.


July 2008 Edition

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1 - Restoration Lab
5 min.,
11 sec.
2 - Poetry Therapy
5 min.,
34 sec.
3 - Robotic Stroke Therapy
3 min.,
58 sec.
4 - News You Can Use
3 min.,
36 sec.
5 - Project Healing Waters 
4 min.,
34 sec.

 June 2008 Edition

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1 - McVet Center
6 min.,
24 sec.
2 - DaVinci Robotic Surgery
3 min.,
36 sec.
3 - TBI Research
3 min.,
06 sec.
4 - Eugene Roberts
3 min.,
18 sec.
5 - News You Can Use
3 min.,
46 sec.
6 - Michael E. DeBakey
2 min.,
34 sec.

 May 2008 Edition

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1 - Little Caesar Veteran Franchises
4 min.,
33 sec.
2 - Non Paid Work Experience
5 min.,
18 sec.
3 - VA's Team Approach To Prosthetics
7 min.,
26 sec.
4 - News You Can Use
4 min.,
06 sec.
5 - Cheerios Box Champion
4 min.,
33 sec.

 April 2008 Edition

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1 - Suicide Prevention
4 min.,
23 sec.
2 - Shake-A-Leg
6 min.,
8 sec.
3 - Liver Transplant Center
5 min.,
00 sec.
4 - Project HART
4 min.,
50 sec.
5 - News You Can Use
4 min.,
35 sec.
6 - Youth Volunteer Award Winner
2 min.,
23 sec.

 March 2008 Edition

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1 - Living With Disabilities: Dr. James Post
5 min.,
47 sec.
2 - Spinal Cord Vocational Rehabilitation
4 min.,
45 sec.
3 - Medical Foster Homes
5 min.,
29 sec.
4 - VA Women's Center
3 min.,
36 sec.
5 - News You Can Use
3 min.,
47 sec.
6 - Passing The Torch
3 min.,
53 sec.

February 2008 Edition

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1 - Interview With Secretary Peake
8 min.,
10 sec.
2 - Virtual Iraq
6 min.,
8 sec.
3 - National Personnel Records Center
4 min.,
23 sec.
4 - News You Can Use
4 min.,
43 sec.
5 - Tribute to World War I Veteran Frank Buckles
2 min.,
39 sec.

January 2008 Edition

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1 - Segways For Veterans
4 min.,
35 sec.
2 - San Quentin
4 min.,
32 sec.
3 - Guide Dogs
6 min.,
42 sec.
4 - Forgotten Soldiers
2 min.,
58 sec.
5 - News You Can Use
2 min.,
59 sec.
6 - Creative Arts Festival
5 min.,
21 sec.

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"The American Veteran" was co-produced by the VA Learning University and the Office of Public Affairs in partnership with VA's Employee Education System and other VA headquarters and field offices.