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How often do you consider what it takes to make the human body move? From simply driving to work, to taking a shower, or going for an evening stroll, most of us don’t think twice about our daily movements and what it takes to complete those actions.

U.S. Army Veteran Brian Miller poses for a photo.

Salisbury VA Health Care System is proud to recognize the hard work, dedication, and excellence of its supervisor, clinical, and non-clinical employees of the year for fiscal year 2024.

Salisbury VA Employees of the Year for 2024 pose for a photo.

Service members transitioning from an active status are often relieved to grab their newly signed DD-214, jump in their cars, and exit their installation’s main gate for what may be the last time.

U.S. Airmen with the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, attend a Veteran benefits educational presentation

In summer 2024, the Salisbury VA surgery service opened its new hybrid interventional operating room (OR) suite, which supports providers with new operating equipment to take Veteran care to the next level and provide the most comprehensive surgical continuum of care at VA.

Surgery staff gather around the new Salisbury VA Medical Center's hybrid operating room.

As the son of a former U.S. Airman, one could say that service is in U.S. Air Force Veteran Martin Harper’s DNA. The North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist has always been community-minded.

Congrats to Martin Harper, Salisbury 2024 Peer Specialist of the Year

In June 1969, as 19-year-old U.S. Army soldier Theo Muhammad lay recovering in a U.S. military hospital bed in Japan from second and third-degree burns, he never imagined the additional and invisible struggles he would face once his physical injuries began to heal.

Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, Theo Muhammad at his Purple Heart ceremony and as a U.S. Soldier.

Often revered as one of the most peaceful sports in the world, fly fishing offers participants a one-of-a-kind experience where they may become one with nature.

A fly fisher is wading in a clear water river is preparing to start casting.

The unpredictable summer weather didn’t stop over 400 Veterans, caregivers, survivors, and families from flocking to the Salisbury VA Health Care System’s PACT Act Summer VetFest at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

A Veteran standing at an information table during the Salisbury VAMC PACT Act Summer VetFest wearing a POW shirt with

Through the doors of the North Charlotte VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), a group of Veterans take their seats in the clinic’s Whole Health activity room.

Six Veterans, Whole Health Coach Katie Dalton, and instructor Peter Robino, in a group photo with Robino's sculpture and photos of his past projects.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021 over 50 million adults in the United States dealt with chronic pain, and over 17 million experienced high-impact chronic pain – specifically the variety which drastically restricts daily activities.

Shirley Hairston, RN, left, and Dr. Hoon B. Shim, MD, pose for a photo at the Kernersville VA Health Care Center in Kernersville, North Carolina.