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Turning Adversity into a Legacy: A Veterans Healing Center
When Operation Warrior Resolution (OWR) was founded, it was created to protect the lives of veterans. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. For OWR, this month is not just an observance, it’s the reason this organization exists. Every program, every retreat, and every outreach effort is rooted in the same mission that inspired its founding:…
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You Can Help Prevent Veteran Suicide This September
While many veterans are doing well in their transition to civilian life, their risk of suicide remains significantly higher than in the general population. This September, during National Suicide Prevention Month, Face the Fight® is calling on communities, organizations, and individuals across the country to take action so that no veteran has to face their…
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Words Matter: Suicide Postvention Saves Lives
When Air Force Chaplain, Captain Kelly Parker, sits with a service member who’s hurting, and words are hard to come by, the single word tattooed on her arm can fill the silence and get her message across: stay. “It’s upside down, but that’s intentional. When I show my Airmen, they can read it,” Parker explains.…
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UCLA Health Operation Mend: Healing Veterans and Their Families
Operation Mend launched in 2007 to provide free specialized health care to post-9/11 veterans injured in war. Nearly 20 years later, the organization continues offering psychological and physical specialty care at no cost to these veterans and their caregivers. Is Operation Mend unique in the services it provides? “One of the truly extraordinary developments was…
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From Struggle to Strength: JP’s Journey of Love, Music, and Faith
For JP and Crystal Lane, it was “googly eyes” at first sight. Crystal was at the gym with her cousin when the cousin noticed JP working out across the way. “And I said, ‘Yeah, he’s cute.’ And I didn’t know that he was on prosthetics yet because there were so many machines around that area.…
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Expanding Access for Veterans Through U.S.-Built Innovation
For the nearly 3 million Veterans living in rural America¹, healthcare isn’t always within reach. Many face service-connected conditions that require ongoing, specialized attention, yet must travel long distances or wait weeks for diagnostics that could guide treatment and bring peace of mind. That challenge is familiar to VA care teams. Serving more than 9…
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MCON Defense Tech Creates Pathways for Veteran Success
The defense technology sector is emerging as an unexpected catalyst for veteran transition, offering former service members not just employment opportunities but renewed purpose in their post-military careers. As industry leaders and military officials prepare to address these interconnected challenges at MCON, the largest event celebrating military culture, a clear picture emerges of how innovation…
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The Persistent Threat to Aviator Health and Safety
In an era of cutting-edge technology, where fifth-generation fighter jets and long-endurance surveillance aircraft dominate the skies, a surprisingly primitive problem continues to affect military aviators. Even with enormous advances in aircraft design, sensor capability, and increasing mission duration, many aviators are left with no reliable way to urinate inflight. The result? Tactical dehydration, flight…
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IHG® Army Hotels Transforms Lodging for the Military Community
Military travel comes with its own set of challenges, but where you stay should never be one of them. At IHG® Army Hotels, we are committed to making life easier for service members and their families. While travel may be part of military life, comfort should never be optional. That commitment is reflected in our…
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Our Military Kids® Helps Son of Veteran with Service-Connected Cancer
OAKTON, Va., June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Joaquin is a 16-year-old student athlete whose father, a U.S. Army Veteran, was recently diagnosed with service-connected cancer caused by toxic exposure. With support from DAV CST, Our Military Kids® stepped in to cover Joaquin’s football and baseball fees. “Playing sports is now most important to Joaquin because…
