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“Compensated Work Therapy saved my life,” said U.S. Army Veteran Lardrick Alexander. “They gave me hope.”

Man stands outside medical center with hands on his hips.

U.S. Air Force Veteran Eulla Curry, who lost her sight in 2014, has strong opinions about the blind and low vision rehabilitation services offered at Jewell VA Clinic in Aurora, Colorado.

Smiling woman holds a phone without looking at it.

February, the month with Valentine’s Day and Go Red for Women cardiac health awareness, is all about the heart. For the entire month, VA employees will wear red to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and to help save lives.

Woman with medical mask sits with blood pressure cuff on her arm. Man, also with mask, observes the pressure gauge.

During a snowstorm in 1978, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran John Klotz stopped on the side of the road to assist a stranded woman. That good deed took an unpredictable turn.

Smiling man riding a recumbent bike on the roadside with mountain view in the background.

“The whole time I was in the military, we were at war,” said Chad Stanion, who enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly before 9/11.

Man standing outside VA in dark uniform from his department.

Angie Carver’s heart was broken in 2010 when her 21-year-old son, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ross Carver, was killed in action in Afghanistan.

Two photos: one features six women wearing holiday gear standing in front of a table loaded with wrapped presents. Second photo: Ms. Carver holding up a wrapped gift.

“I couldn’t walk 40 years ago,” said U.S. Navy Veteran Michael Diggs. “It took a while to walk again. It was fear.”

Two shots of same man in scrubs, using wipes and changing trash can liner.

“I’m a scientific skeptic but also an early adopter. I like medical technology that takes us to the next level,” said Dr. R. Matthew Reveille, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center section chief of gastroenterology and hepatology.

Woman lying on gurney, large device beside the bed with cylindrical component extending over her abdomen.

Richard Smith, a U.S. Navy Veteran, has lived with cancer since 2012. “My first round was kidney cancer,” he said. “VA operated and removed half my kidney.”

Smiling man sitting, dog in lap, with IVs in arms; his arms raised at the elbows.

When M. Scott Beaver was 14, his grandmother instilled in him a love of quilting. “She tried to show me crocheting,” he said, “but I lost my temper.”

Man and woman hold large quilt with image of an angel.