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VA Helps Vets Reengage with Life
July 18, 2008
WASHINGTON – From the laboratory to open air, making medical and mental
miracles are the focus of the July edition of “The American Veteran,” the
monthly half-hour news magazine from the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).
 “VA
brings together the best minds and hearts in many professions to help
veterans reclaim their place in the world,” said Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. “These stories spotlight the deep reserve of
healing within each veteran and their desire to embrace life head on.”
The top story highlights the Atlanta VA Medical Center Restoration Clinic
where art and medicine come together to create amazing prosthetics
allowing veterans to face the world anew.
A second feature looks at one group of veterans at VA’s Medical Center in
Loma Linda, Calif., who have found an unusual – and effective – way of
dealing with their pain. These combat veterans have turned to the healing
powers of the arts in a unique poetry therapy workshop.
In another story, “The American Veteran” travels with Project Healing
Waters, a partnering organization that takes veterans and active duty
service members facing mental and physical difficulties on a fly fishing
trip to the Yellow Breeches River in Pennsylvania. Here veterans develop
new skills and experience the restorative power of nature.
The series is designed to inform active-duty members, veterans, their
families and communities about the services and benefits they have earned
and to honor them. VA’s Office of Public Affairs and the VA Learning
University/ Employee Education System (VALU/EES) produce the program and
broadcast it to VA facilities around the world on The Pentagon Channel and
to community cable outlets.
Aimed at veterans of all eras, VA also tells stories of heroism and
sacrifice, and relives moments in history with those who were there,
reminding veterans of the bond of service they share.
VA’s Office of Public Affairs offers the program to local broadcasters and
cable outlets and makes it available for viewing on the VA Web site,
www.va.gov . Just click on the “American
Veteran” icon at the bottom of the page.
“The American Veteran” schedule on The Pentagon Channel is available at
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil
. The Pentagon Channel has more than 1 million military viewers and is
delivered domestically via DISH, EchoStar, T-Warner and Cox cable systems.
(Check for service in your area.)
Additional stories on the July edition of “The American Veteran” include:
· Robotic Stroke Therapy - The VA Medical Center in Baltimore is one of
four medical centers participating in an innovative three-year study using
robots to test the ability of repetitive motion to restore limb movement
in stroke patients.
· Keeping a roof over their head - VA Loan Counselors are working to help
veterans avoid loan foreclosure on their homes.
· Added benefits of community clinics - VA Community Based Outpatient
Clinics are providing local medical service and helping veterans save gas.
For information about “The American Veteran” program and how to obtain it
for local programming, contact VA at 202-461-7502.
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