
Virginia War Memorial announces Veterans Day essay contest winners
A middle-schooler from Alexandria and a high school junior from Henrico County were the first place winners in the Virginia War Memorial’s 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.

A middle-schooler from Alexandria and a high school junior from Henrico County were the first place winners in the Virginia War Memorial’s 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) today introduced bipartisan legislation to fix an issue in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid that has unfairly penalized disabled veterans and their families.

The Salem VA Health Care System has hired 132 employees to care for veterans and non-veterans in Southwest Virginia-area during the COVID-19 pandemic since March 29.

The 2020 presidential election may be over, but nothing has really changed. The U.S. government still poses the greatest threat to our freedoms.

James Madison University will recognize veterans of the armed forces, in particular 7,033 veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, with an extensive flag display on the Quad on Veterans Day.

On Wednesday, a parade of vehicles from the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force recruiters and vintage military vehicles will ride around Gypsy Hill Park, through downtown Staunton, and then by assisted living facilities in honor of Veterans Day.

Operation Protect Veterans, a joint crime prevention program created by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and AARP, is alerting the more than 17 million U.S. veterans to scams specifically targeting them.

The 64th annual Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony honoring Virginia’s men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces will be held at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond on Wednesday.

Virginia State University’s Small Farm Outreach Program and the Farmer Veteran Coalition are hosting Boots to Roots, a virtual conference to help military veterans explore farming as a second career.

Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill will honor the special men and women who serve our country, with a special Veterans Day celebration on Sunday, Nov. 8.
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