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Pitt County Stand Down

A huge thank you goes out to the great community in Pitt County that hosted the Pitt County Stand Down in Greenville to help area Veterans get back on their feet. Thank you to all. Check out the WNCT coverage of this supportive community: http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/oct/26/pitt-county-groups-offer-help-homeless-vets-ar-2728973/

Local Features

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Healing through Song

When Dolores Day takes the stage at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Boston this week, she hopes the performance gives the audience a powerful feeling of recovery that she gets. Full Story

Korean War Veteran with American Legion hat looks at pictures on a wall

Korean War Coincidence

Arthur Barnes, an Army Veteran who fought in the Korean War, was entering the Durham VA when he stopped to look at one of the wall displays when an unlikely event happened. Full Story

From Across the Nation

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The Hope Box: Can it work?

The VA Medical Center in Portland, Ore. has become the testing site for an interesting new approach to helping Veterans cope with thoughts of suicide: the self-soothing box, or “hope box.” Full Story