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Wellness for Caregivers Workshop Conference

...Southeast Senior Services, The Parkinson's Institute, Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority and the Department of Veterans Affairs.Healthy snacks will be available for participants and door prizes will be given during breaks throughout...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-03-17/wellness-caregivers-workshop-confer
Neighbors
Reflections on Memorial Day

...the battle and for his widow and his orphan."That phrase now is on a metal plaque at the entrance of the Department of Veterans Affairs and is enshrined in the American social compact, one of the few elements of our heritage beyond debate and...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-05-28/reflections-memorial-day
Opinion
Veterans outreach event comes to Juneau

...Healthcare System, has been held in the state capital."It's very exciting," said Susan Yeager, the Alaska Department of Veterans Affairs's rural health program coordinator. "We're very excited to be here, to be communicating with veterans...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-09-09/veterans-outreach-event-comes-juneau
Local
Report: Texas vets dying young at alarming rate

...receiving VA benefits when they died.The newspaper began with 345 fragmentary, nameless records provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Reporters used obituaries, widely scattered public records and interviews with veterans' families and...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2012-09-30/report-texas-vets-dying-young-alarmin
Not For Web
Polaris House opens North Star Cafe

...people in a little space.He thought back to the days when he was homeless, at least, that's what the Department of Veterans Affairs told him. He maintains he was just living the "Alaskan lifestyle," but nevertheless, he says he knows...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-10-20/polaris-house-opens-north-star-cafe
Local
Vets shaped nation's history

...people - each a line in our nation's history, but together many chapters towards today's future. The Department of Veterans Affairs fulfills its obligation to serve veterans, their families, and survivors of the fallen by living a set of...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-11-11/vets-shaped-nations-history
Opinion
Recipes for a reason

...me, and I thought I'd like to do something to help," Josserand said.She got in touch with the Alaska Department of Veterans Affairs, who recommended she connect with the Fisher House. There are more than 40 Fisher Houses across the country...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-02-05/recipes-reason
Local
In visit to Alaska, VA secretary says agency must do better outreach, especially rural areas

...is difficult, the nation's top official for veterans' affairs said. Eric Shinseki, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said the issue of access has a different meaning in Alaska, where many communities are off the road system...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-05-31/visit-alaska-va-secretary-says-agency-m
State
A long recovery for Fairbanks solider

...Cemetery, part of a ceremony to unveil a new postage stamp featuring the medal. A news release from the Department of Veterans Affairs said incorrectly that Wagner was injured in Afghanistan. Wagner had been to Afghanistan on an earlier tour...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/060606/sta_20060606025.shtml
News
Disabled vets will compete

...Veterans of America, which is co-hosting the games. The games are being sponsored by the PVA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Pearson will be competing in some of his favorite sports, including the brutal game of quad rugby. Pearson...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/070306/spo_20060703001.shtml
Sports

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