Stories

January marks National Volunteer Blood Donor Month and highlights the importance of donating blood.

January 12, 2025, is National Pharmacist Day, a date set aside to honor and recognize the positive impact that pharmacists have on our Veterans.

Living out of her car, Army Veteran Rosalyn Martin entered the Fort McPherson VA Clinic not knowing what to expect but needed help. There she was met by a VA liaison who leaped into action, offering the resources she didn’t know were available to assist her.

An Army Veteran maintains the Atlanta VA Health Care System Farmers Market provides a great opportunity to help educate fellow Veterans to make healthier food choices.

“This gathering is our way of showing appreciation to those who have supported the special needs community,” Drayton said.

The funds are given to support women Veterans during the holidays.

One Marine Corps Veteran strongly believes that caring for our men and women who served in the U.S. military is something the Atlanta VA Health Care System’s Audiology staff prioritizes every single day.

Atlanta VA Health Care System Veterans will join thousands of people across the country in observing National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, which is observed annually in the United States on Dec. 7, and honors the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed.

“In my darkest days, Dr. Geisel pushed me,” said Climmie Cooper-Lewis, a 42-year-old U.S. Air Force Veteran who lives in Dallas, Georgia, who struggles with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, a back injury, and effects from digestive and reproductive surgeries.

Approximately 800 individuals participated in a virtual active shooter tabletop training drill at the Atlanta VA Health Care System on Nov 21.