U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival: Chasing the Ghost, Finding Gold
- Title
- National Veterans Creative Arts Festival: Chasing the Ghost, Finding Gold
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Navy Veteran Robert Monize served aboard the USS Newport News during the Vietnam War. Living with PTSD for over 40 years, he's found solace in art.
Nationwide, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities use the creative arts as one form of rehabilitative treatment to help Veterans recover from and cope with physical and emotional disabilities.
- Title
- Honor Flight - The Ride of a Lifetime
- Runtime
- 13:42
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Central Missouri Honor Flight visited Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials, some for the Veteran's first time.
http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/17806/honor-flight-the-ride-of-a-lifetime/
- Title
- From Jurassic Park to Veteran therapy
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Functional Electrical Stimulation Hand Glove 200 system is a prototypic device that incorporates both active functional electrical stimulation and passive robotic bio-mechanic movement. This combination is the first of its kind in hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. Unique to this device is the inclusion of the thumb in passive and active range of motion and the functional biomechanical robotic passive motor support that allows the user to complete a full length therapy session in spite of early muscle exhaustion. This may provide more rapid gain in strength and functional muscle mass.
Physicians, occupational therapist's and nurses from the the James A Haley VA hospital are conducting trials on the FES Hand Glove 200 to use with Veteran patients.
http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/17674/jurassic-park-veteran-therapy/
- Title
- Volunteering for Veterans PSA with Dominic Chianese
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- As chairman of VA's 2015 National Salute to Veterans, actor Dominic Chianese of "The Sopranos" appeals to viewers to volunteer at VA Medical Centers to help Veterans or make an online donation to support Veterans programs.
- Title
- Living History: Battle of the Bulge – Part 4
- Runtime
- 7:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Seventy years after the end of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sits down with Veterans who were there to listen to their stories. Living History is documentary-style web series where Veterans of different wars and generations discuss their experiences before, during and after war with each other.
The first web series features four American Veterans who fought and lived through World War II and the Battle of the Bulge. They met in November 2014 in the WWII History Room at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Surrounded by personal artifacts, uniforms and military memorabilia, they reminisced about their younger days and the brutality of the Ardennes campaign. Part 4 focuses on their lives after the war.
Living History: Battle of the Bulge was produced with the assistance of The Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, a membership organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the sacrifices involved during the Battle of the Bulge. To l...
- Title
- Welcome to the new VAntage Point
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA's Vantage Point blog has changed. This video is a short tour of those changes and the new features of our updated blog. If you'd like to see the new blog for yourself, you can find it here: http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/
- Title
- Living History: Battle of the Bulge – Part 3
- Runtime
- 11:28
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Seventy years after the end of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sits down with Veterans who were there to listen to their stories. Living History is documentary-style web series where Veterans of different wars and generations discuss their experiences before, during and after war with each other.
The first web series features four American Veterans who fought and lived through World War II and the Battle of the Bulge. They met in November 2014 in the WWII History Room at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Surrounded by personal artifacts, uniforms and military memorabilia, they reminisced about their younger days and the brutality of the Ardennes campaign. Part 3 focuses on the battle.
Living History: Battle of the Bulge was produced with the assistance of The Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, a membership organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the sacrifices involved during the Battle of the Bulge. To learn more abou...
- Title
- National Veterans Wheelchair Games
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Co-Presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games is a rehabilitation and wheelchair sports program empowering Veterans with spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, amputations and other neurological injuries to live more active and healthy lives through wheelchair sports and recreation.
- Title
- Living History: Battle of the Bulge – Part 2
- Runtime
- 13:00
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Seventy years after the end of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sits down with Veterans who were there to listen to their stories. Living History is documentary-style web series where Veterans of different wars and generations discuss their experiences before, during and after war with each other.
The first web series features four American Veterans who fought and lived through World War II and the Battle of the Bulge. They met in November 2014 in the WWII History Room at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Surrounded by personal artifacts, uniforms and military memorabilia, they reminisced about their younger days and the brutality of the Ardennes campaign. Part 2 focuses on what they experienced before the battle broke out.
Living History: Battle of the Bulge was produced with the assistance of The Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, a membership organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the sacrifices involved during t...
- Title
- Day and night, VA employee serves, inspires others
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA employee Allan Millington’s story is similar to many of his co-workers. He’s an U.S. Army Veteran who used the Post-9/11 GI Bill to earn a degree. After college, he felt the call to serve Veterans by working at VA and soon learned that giving back was a passion he wanted to pursue further.
A friend encouraged Allan to try volunteering with him at a local homeless shelter. During this visit Allan recognized homeless person as a Veteran from the U.S. Army military patch he had on his jacket.
“You’re a Veteran?” Allan asked. “You’re my age, how come you are out here?”
The Veteran told Allan, “I came back from two combat tours and I can’t really function in a day to day job.”
The next day, Allan made some sandwiches and headed back to the shelter to hand them out. From that point on, Allan had a new mission.
In 2014, he co-founded Universal Kitchen, an organization that provides support to Veterans a...
- Title
- Living History: Battle of the Bulge - Part 1
- Runtime
- 10:34
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Seventy years after the end of WWII’s Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sits down with Veterans who were there to listen to their stories. Living History is documentary-style web series where Veterans of different wars and generations discuss their experiences before, during and after war with each other.
The first web series features four American Veterans who fought and lived through World War II and the Battle of the Bulge. They met in November 2014 in the WWII History Room at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Surrounded by personal artifacts, uniforms and military memorabilia, they reminisced about their younger days and the brutality of the Ardennes campaign. Part 1 focuses on their backgrounds and life before the war.
Living History: Battle of the Bulge was produced with the assistance of The Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, a membership organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the sacrifices involved during the Battl...
- Title
- VA News Digital: Searching for homeless Veterans on LA's Skid Row
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Secretary Bob McDonald walked the streets of LA’s Skid Row with local volunteers and VA employees last week, and tallied the homeless during the city’s annual point-in-time, or PIT count.
As they made their way through alleyways and backstreets lined with tents and makeshift shelters, they stopped to talk and ask, “Are you a Veteran?”
- Title
- On the road: moving toward a VA we can all be proud of
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Sec. Bob McDonald recently spoke at the Student Veterans of America National Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Along with asking student Vets to join the ranks of VA, and help turn the department around for all Veterans, Sec. McDonald also laid out the three strategies that have moved VA forward from the crisis at the Phoenix VA Medical Center.
- Title
- Duke Business School students visit with Sec. Bob McDonald
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Health Sector Management (HSM) students from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University stopped by VA’s central office in Washington, D.C., last week to speak with Sec. Bob McDonald.
The visit is part of the school’s effort to introduce students to working in the federal government and, according to professor Don Taylor, serves as an opportunity to learn more about the largest integrated healthcare system in the country.
- Title
- Living History: The Battle of the Bulge
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Early in the morning of December 16, 1944, German troops began an assault on U.S. and Allied forces in Europe. The Battle of the Bulge had begin. Seventy years later, VA’s Digital Media Engagement team sat down with four Veterans to learn about their experiences during the battle. Mike Levin, Douglas Dillard, John Schaffner and Al Shehab were there in December 1944. They experienced the battle from different perspectives: artillery, airborne, infantry, cavalry. The stories they shared were harrowing, heart breaking, and yet inspirational. Here’s a preview of the full-length interview that will premiere in January 2014.
- Title
- Gold Star Wives
- Runtime
- 4:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Gold Star wife Jane Horton remembers her beloved husband Christopher and the ultimate sacrifice they gave for their country.
- Title
- VA Partnerships Showcase: Working together to end Veteran homelessness
- Runtime
- 23:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This showcase will feature Mr. Anthony Love as he explains the details of a VA partnership with a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in Philadelphia that serves homeless Veterans. This NGO, also a grant recipient, provides services to Veterans who are chronically homeless and/or are experiencing mental health issues. The VA and NGO partner to implement a shared outreach initiative to identify these Veterans with special needs.
- Title
- VA Partnerships Showcase: Providing a safe and secure environment for Veterans
- Runtime
- 14:11
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In this showcase, Ms. Sandy Beahm will discuss a partnership at VA Butler Healthcare in Pennsylvania that seeks to provide a safe, secure, and restorative environment for our Veterans. This partnership, which is localized in Western and Central, Pennsylvania, provides quick placement to a safe and stable living environment while facilitating access to VA and community services for long range solutions.
This hangout provide NGO representatives with the opportunity to learn about key elements to some of VA’s successes and the formula for a model that is both scalable and replicable.
- Title
- VA News 589
- Runtime
- 14:59
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News Episode 589 for the weeks of November 17th, and 24th, 2014.
- Title
- Tampa VAMC Veteran Talk
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- We asked one simple question. Do you think VA is getting better?
- Title
- VA News Digital: Central Missouri Honor Flight
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA Secretary Bob McDonald and VA News digital recently welcomed Veterans of the Central Missouri Honor Flight to Washington DC and the WWII Memorial.
- Title
- A Veterans Day message from Sec. Bob McDonald
- Runtime
- 12:11
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In his first Veterans Day message to America’s Veterans, VA employees, Veterans service organizations and others, Bob McDonald talks about his first 100 days as VA Secretary and his vision for fulfilling the Department's mission.
- Title
- Team RWB carries Old Glory across America
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- On Sunday, November 9, Team Red, White & Blue completed its 3,800 mile relay, bringing Old Glory to rest at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
The final leg of the relay was run by Team RWB board member Will Reynolds, a Veteran wounded in Iraq in 2004 who underwent 25 surgeries at Walter Reed. VA Sec. Bob McDonald proudly accepted the flag, praising the 700 Veterans who participated for their determination and thanking them for their service.
- Title
- VA News 588
- Runtime
- 14:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News 588 for the weeks of November 3rd & 10th, 2014
- Title
- Team Red White & Blue - Firebase Tampa
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Learn more at: www.http://www.teamrwb.org/
- Title
- VA News 587
- Runtime
- 15:02
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News Episode 587 for the weeks of October 20th & 27th, 2014
- Title
- Housing First: Veteran Centered Care
- Runtime
- 10:12
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Overview of Housing First and the role it plays in ending chronic Veteran homelessness. Video provides an overview/ orientation on Housing First and its effectiveness in helping connect chronically homeless Veterans to community based permanent housing
- Title
- U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran Ped Rexroat
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Today’s Veteran of the Day is Ped Rexroat. Ped was drafted in to the U.S. Army from 1966-1970 and served again in 1976, retiring in 1992. He was sent to Vietnam the first time, but volunteered for another tour of duty because “it seemed like I was doing the right thing at the right time.” Ped completed a total of 22 months in Vietnam.
We were able to meet Ped during his visit with Honor Flight Austin in Washington, D.C.
Thank you for your service, Ped!
- Title
- An Interview with VA Secretary Bob McDonald
- Runtime
- 19:59
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Video from the VANguard Interview with VA Secretary Bob McDonald. Read the article in the 2014 Fall/Winter edition of VANguard.
- Title
- VA News Digital: Specialized Inpatient PTSD Units
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A look into the Salisbury, NC Specialized Inpatient PTSD Unit. One of four SIPU's nationwide this program offers six week inpatient therapy to help combat veterans suffering from PTSD.
- Title
- VA News 586
- Runtime
- 15:02
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News Episode 586 for the weeks of October 6th and 13th, 2014
- Title
- VA News Episode 585
- Runtime
- 14:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News Episode 585 for the weeks of September 22nd and 29th, 2014
- Title
- VA News Digital: 107-Year-Old Veteran - Alyce Dixon
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News digital celebrates the 107th birthday for WWII Veteran Alyce Dixon
- Title
- Work at VA: Nicki Fryar
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Nicki Fryar, Nurse Manager of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory at the Durham VA Medical Center talks about why she works at VA.
- Title
- 2014 National Veterans Wheelchair Games : Philadelphia, PA, August 12-17 – Day 3 Video
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Deep into the games, this video shows the variety sports from power soccer and basketball to table tennis and nine-ball.
- Title
- 2014 National Veterans Wheelchair Games : Philadelphia, PA, August 12-17 – Day 4 Video
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- An intense and emotional day at the Wheelchair Games as competitors move through some of the more strenuous sports; then coach kids in wheelchairs from local hospitals on how to live life to the fullest on and off the court.
- Title
- 2014 National Veterans Wheelchair Games : Philadelphia, PA, August 12-17 – Day 2 Video
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This video will give you a feel for the heart of the games, incredible accomplishments and the glory of success. By the way, the last woman on the video is the oldest participating. She is over 90 years old and she won gold.
- Title
- 2014 National Veterans Wheelchair Games : Philadelphia, PA, August 12-17 – Day 5 Video
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The fifth and final video of the 2014 Wheelchair Games is a recap of the sports of the weekend, the week’s highlights and the closing ceremony all in under three minutes.
- Title
- VA News 584
- Runtime
- 15:02
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News 584 for the weeks of September 8th & 15th
- Title
- 2014 National Veterans Wheelchair Games : Philadelphia, PA, August 12-17 – Day 1 Video
- Runtime
- 5:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Check out the opening ceremony of the Wheelchair Games, complete with parade of states, flame lighting and some wheelchair lacrosse and basketball. There is nothing more amazing than to walk down a hall with 650 wheelchairs, athletes and guide dogs waiting to enter the arena.
- Title
- 2014 National Veterans Wheelchair Games: Philadelphia, PA - Wrap up
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A recap of the sports of the week, highlights and the closing ceremony
- Title
- News Conference with VA Secretary Robert McDonald at VA Central Office September 8, 2014
- Runtime
- 51:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert (Bob) McDonald meets with national media to talk about his first six weeks as VA Secretary and his 90-day plan "Road to Veterans Day."
RT: 00:51:37
- Title
- VA News Digital: Highlights from the 2014 American Legion National Convention
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA Secretary Bob McDonald and President Obama traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, August 26 to speak with Veterans at the 96th American Legion National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center.
- Title
- The American Veteran - Show # 1006
- Runtime
- 24:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Title
- "Anklebot"
- Runtime
- 3:24
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A new device called the "Anklebot" helps patients recover motor functions after suffering a stroke.
From "The American Veteran" Episode 1006.
- Title
- "Patriot Commercial Cleaning"
- Runtime
- 3:29
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In response to the rate of unemployment of our nation's Veterans, VA gives assistance to Veterans as they start their own businesses.
From "The American Veteran" Episode 1006
- Title
- "Acupuncture"
- Runtime
- 5:25
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs helps Veterans heal through the use of alternative treatments like acupuncture.
From "The American Veteran" Episode 1006.
- Title
- "Archi's Acres"
- Runtime
- 5:12
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Veterans learn about organizing and starting their own business in the field of agriculture on the small organic farm "Archi's Acres" in southern California.
From "The American Veteran" Episode 1006
- Title
- "Family Caregiver Support"
- Runtime
- 5:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The VA works to support those family members who support the health needs of our nation's veterans.
From "The American Veteran" Episode 1006
- Title
- VA News 583
- Runtime
- 14:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- VA News 583 for the Weeks of 8/25/14 & 9/1/14
