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Some Veterans can get health care coverage while traveling overseas. Find out more. [ [link removed] ]
VA Health Coverage While Traveling Overseas

Learn how VA's Foreign Medical Program may be able to help you get reimbursed for care received while living or traveling abroad.



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VA Home Loan Update Allows Veterans to Be Competitive When House Shopping

Beginning Aug. 10, 2024, eligible Veterans, active duty service members and surviving spouses who use their VA home loan benefits can opt to pay for certain real estate buyer-broker fees when purchasing a home.



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VA Now Providing More Care and Benefits to Women Veterans than Ever Before in Our Nation’s History

Today, on Women Veterans Recognition Day, VA announced that more than 53,000 women Veterans enrolled in VA health care between May 2023 and May 2024, marking a 20% increase over the previous year and the largest enrollment year for women Veterans on record.



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Dawn of Summer Deals from ShopVCS.com

Summer is here and whether your plans include grilling, going to the beach, or just doing whatever you can to catch some rays outdoors, ShopVCS has amazing deals for you. With every purchase made on ShopVCS, not only do you support the well-being of other Veterans in your community, but you also earn 5% rewards towards future purchases.



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Learn About Adaptive Sports, Foreign Medical Program, and Adrenaline Therapy

For your bottom-line up front, The BLUF takes a look at this year's National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic as well as other adaptive sports events. We then get into the Foreign Medical Program and some adrenaline therapy on the raceway with Battle Scarred Motorsports.



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Upcoming Events

We have hundreds of free events for Veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors. Check out the full list of upcoming events in this week's Veterans Resources article, including:

*Virtual - Geriatrics and Extended Care: Care for All Veterans* [ [link removed] ] - June 18, 2024, 2 – 3 p.m. ET

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Service Dogs Lower Severity of PTSD Symptoms in Veterans

K9s For Warriors is the nation’s largest provider of trained service dogs to Veterans suffering from invisible wounds of war. They pair highly trained service dogs with Veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and/or military sexual trauma—all at no cost to the Veteran.



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Let’s Talk About Posttraumatic Growth

*Boulder Crest Foundation* [ [link removed] ] trains Veterans and active-serving military service members to thrive in the aftermath of trauma using the science of Posttraumatic Growth (PTG). Learn more about their free, PTG-based program.



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VA History: "Bivouac of the Dead" Poem Tablet

The mounted plaque stands in front of the headstones at Mobile National Cemetery in Alabama. Across its face in white lettering runs the sorrowful first stanza of Theodore O’Hara’s poem, “Bivouac of the Dead.” Originally written to honor the Kentucky volunteers who died in the Mexican War (1846-48), the poem now serves as a literary memorial to all lives lost in service to the nation.



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*VA's Veteran App up for People’s Choice Award*

Vote for and download *VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app [ [link removed] ]*. With the VA health and benefits app, Veterans can refill prescriptions, manage appointments, download benefits letters and more. People’s Choice voting is open now (once daily) through July 12.



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Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the Week

Employers are looking to hire Veterans across the country. We're now posting all jobs in  "Hiring Veterans" on VA News. Check out this week's list of *27 jobs* and three upcoming job fairs, including St. Louis, MO Military Community Job Fair with DAV and RecruitMilitary – June 13, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm CT [ [link removed] ].

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Veteran Buddy Check! [ [link removed] ]

*The Mission Continues [ [link removed] ]*, serve again in your community by volunteering with a service platoon. Service platoons are an opportunity to engage and connect with Veterans and community members while generating community impact. But that’s not all, service platoons also gather for social events and support other local organization events, and many events are kid friendly. If you have an intense passion for service and entrepreneurial spirit, you might consider leading a platoon after completing Service Leadership Corps Program [ [link removed] ] offered every year.


* As a retiree who served as an officer and enlisted, which uniform should I wear to a military or civilian function? *Answers Here > [ [link removed] ]*
* How can I receive Survivor Benefits if my military spouse did not sign up upon retirement? *Answers Here > [ [link removed] ]*





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Veteran and Military year round discounts [ [link removed] ]

TaylorMade Golf [ [link removed] ] 15% off entire purchase.

Veterans on the Lake Resort [ [link removed] ] Cabins and RV vacations for Veterans, disabled public and their families and friends in Superior National Forest, Minnesota.



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*VA News: *


* Make a plan and bring your goal of a VA career into reach [ [link removed] ]
* Veteran rebounds from rejection and homelessness [ [link removed] ]
* Virtual reality for Veteran TelePain management [ [link removed] ]
* VA updates home loan benefits, helping Veterans remain competitive in the housing market [ [link removed] ]
* Live Whole Health #225: Take a pause to take a breath [ [link removed] ]
* An Army Veteran’s treatment for breast cancer [ [link removed] ]
* Helping men break the stigma of reporting sexual violence [ [link removed] ]
* Houston VA virtual reality grant program [ [link removed] ]
* Metallica encourages Veterans to reach out for support [ [link removed] ]
* Veteran Experience Office Providing Veteran Event Support and Tools [ [link removed] ]
* Veteran drives from Canada for VA care [ [link removed] ]
* Women’s health awareness: Empowering women, cultivating health [ [link removed] ]
* If you have an interest in science, become a medical technologist at VA [ [link removed] ]
* Two doctors… 2,000 miles apart [ [link removed] ]
* New mental health copayment exemptions [ [link removed] ]
* General Colin Powell and the Congressional Gold Medal [ [link removed] ]
* The Whole Health path to home ownership [ [link removed] ]
* Social workers assist Veterans where they are [ [link removed] ]





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VA is here for you.

1-800-MyVA411 [ tel:18006982411 ] (1-800-698-2411 [ tel:18006982411 ]) is always the right number

Veterans Crisis Line [ [link removed] ]: 988 [ tel:988 ] and press 1, Chat [ [link removed] ], or Text 838255
Vet Centers [ [link removed] ]: 1-877-927-8387 [ tel:18779278387 ]
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