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Dandelion Sky: Vietnam Veteran and poet uses words to express his military service

Larry Massie is a United States Army Veteran from Michigan and Gold Medalist for Non-Rhyming Poetry-Military Experience at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. In 1965, Massie was fresh out of jump school at Fort Bennington, GA.

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PGA HOPE Tee’s Up 12th Season

The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA), is now in their 12th season of PGA HOPE, coaching local Veterans enrolled with Battle Creek VA about the sport of golf.

A Professional Golfers' Association Instructor with PGA HOPE provides instruction for golfing to Veterans at Fort Custer Greens golf course.

Celebrating our Battle Creek VA volunteers

During National Volunteer Week, Battle Creek VA will host events on April 24th and 25th for its volunteers with an introduction to the Whole Health concept along with services Whole Health offers.

Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center Volunteer Joe Norton.

Getting into the Driver’s Seat during Whole Health Month

During Whole Health Month, we take a look at VA’s approach to care, which not only supports health and well-being for Veterans, but also puts them back in the driver’s seat on the road to better health.

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Local Veterans Rave About Winter Sports Clinic

Two Veterans from southwest Michigan participated in the 38th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic (NDVWSC) last week in Aspen-Snowmass, Colorado.

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NVCAF’s Impact on Battle Creek Veterans

The annual National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF), published their award winners last December, which included Veteran submissions from Battle Creek VA.

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Women’s History Month: Honoring Women with VA Commitment

Since the Revolutionary War, more than 3 million women have served and sacrificed in times of war, even before the military fully recognized their service. Women have continued to play crucial roles in the defense of the United States in each conflict thereafter.

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Radiology: Seeing is more than believing

From the very beginning, when William Roentgen discovered X-radiation in 1895, radiology has been booming.

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Diagnosis: Laboratory Positive

Battle Creek VA Medical Center’s Laboratory Service has a team of 35 specialists providing both clinicians and Veterans with vital information to help them make a diagnosis or to treat a disease. Some studies conclude that as high as 70% of the medical decisions are based on laboratory data.

Shyla Tomsa, a Medical Technologist Graduate, examines a specimen under a microscope. (Photo by Abraham Essenmacher)

Remember-A-Vet Program Surpasses $47,000

Each year the Battle Creek Enquirer news outlet sponsors Remember-A-Vet program to help serve Veterans receiving care through Battle Creek VA.

Art Middleton, Founder of Remember-A-Vet