On Oct. 6, at the VSC's Akron headquarters, Group III of the Ohio Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) sent 16 school-age CAP Cadets and 10 adult volunteers to assist the VSC of Summit County in retiring hundreds of worn and faded American flags.
To increase access to health care for all veterans, the Veterans Health Administration has created VEText, an interactive mobile solution to remind veterans of upcoming appointments via text messaging.
Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) is a program developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to streamline the appeal process. Find out why veterans should be aware of the RAMP eligibility rules before making a decision to opt into the program.
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Only a few years ago, stories appeared in the media about how tens of thousands of U.S. veterans were infected with hepatitis C and how the government couldn’t afford to treat them. That was then.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-profit training organization PsychArmor Institute are leading the charge against veteran suicide with a free online, suicide prevention training video titled “SAVE.”
When George Strauch was born in 1918, World War I was still underway and German forces had just begun what would become the deepest military advance by either side since the conflict began. In 25 years, he would find himself participating in a new war effort against those same forces.
The University of Akron’s (UA) annual “Out of the Darkness” Campus Walk has quickly grown into one of the country’s largest, raking in more than $150,000 in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) over a five-year run.
During Memorial Day weekend, more than 40 members of the Summit County community teamed up with the VSC honor fallen veterans by visiting local cemeteries and placing flags on their gravesites.
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