VA News Archive
WASHINGTON - Even our grandmothers told us fish was "brain food" - and now scientists have evidence to back the claim. (3/23/05)
WASHINGTON - Making sure the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery remains a fitting shrine to our nation's veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is targeting nearly $100,000 in grant money for improvements to the Knoxville facility. (3/17/05)
WASHINGTON - Making sure the Soldiers' Home remains a comfortable residence for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is targeting $8.3 million in grant money for improvements to the facility in Holyoke, Mass. (3/17/05)
WASHINGTON - Making sure the Ohio Veterans Home remains a comfortable residence for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is targeting $2.3 million in grant money for improvements to the Sandusky facility. (3/17/05)
WASHINGTON - Veterans in Arkansas will have greater access to long-term health care, thanks to a $4.7 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a state nursing home in Fayetteville. (3/17/05)
WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a national outreach campaign to locate veterans who were exposed to mustard gas or the chemical weapon Lewisite during their service. (3/17/05)
WASHINGTON - From across the nation, more than 500 veterans age 55 and older will test their mettle in competition at the nation's largest annual sporting event for senior veterans. The 19th National Veterans Golden Age Games, an exciting national sports and recreational competition, will take place May 21-26, 2005 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman and other area venues. (3/15/05)
WASHINGTON - Making sure the Mississippi Veterans Home remains a comfortable residence for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is targeting $1.7 million in grant money for improvements to the Jackson facility. (3/10/05)
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson has announced the appointment of six new members to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises him on issues and programs affecting women veterans. (3/1/05)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson announced that President Bush will seek a record $70.8 billion in the fiscal year 2006 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with the overwhelming majority of these resources targeted for health care and disability compensation. (2/7/2005)
More than 350 disabled veterans, including veterans injured during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, will ski the Rocky Mountains at the 19th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village at Aspen, Colo., April 3-8. (1/25/2005)
