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The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Department of Texas awarded Army Veteran and Houston VA Transition Patient Advocate Cornelius Blackshear as their Disabled Veteran of the Year during their annual state convention on June 21.

VA employee

Meet Sonja White, an RN at the Houston VA.   As an Air Force Veteran, she says she is particularly honored to care for those who have served.

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Three months after returning from his second deployment to Iraq, Army Veteran Henry Escobedo-Ramirez began having problems with his vision in late 2010.

Veteran with bicycle

Army Veteran Herman Johnson has struggled with his weight for years. His health suffered, his mobility suffered and even his relationships suffered.

Veteran with his VA doctor

An Air Force Veteran’s life recently changed forever when doctors at two VA medical centers, almost 2,000 miles apart, worked together and used cutting-edge new technology to restore his good health.

Veteran and his dog

Marine Corps Veteran David Harrison and his wife Sylvia were smiling big at the Houston VA today, as he nears the end of an inpatient hospitalization and prepares to go home.

Veteran and spouse and chickens

Live music, food and family fun brought more than 1,000 Texas Veterans and their families together on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in April at Houston’s Vet Fest 2024.

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Beaumont area Veterans are now eligible for free weekday transportation to and from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston for medical appointments.

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From 1992 to 2006, Army Veteran Greg Hammonds lived a life on the go. He deployed to Iraq and when he wasn’t deployed, he prepared for deployments.

MOVE program graphic and Veteran

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston recently became the first VA in the nation to become accredited as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).

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