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VA Press RoomU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)2024-05-30T15:23:45-04:00

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Native American Heritage Month Celebration

Nov 13, 2024 10:26 am

et me add my grateful acknowledgement to the Native peoples upon whose ancestral homelands we’re gathered, including the Nacotchtank and Piscataway peoples, and to the Native communities who make their home here today.

News Releases

Veteran homelessness reaches record low, decreasing by 7.5% since 2023

Nov 12, 2024 8:34 am

VA and and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness announced results of the 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, which show a record low in Veteran homelessness since measurement began in 2009 and a 7.5% decrease since 2023.

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Veterans Day Commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery

Nov 11, 2024 12:52 pm

John Handzuk, thank you very much for that introduction, for your leadership of the Fleet Reserve Association, and a special thanks to your team for partnering with VA in hosting today’s ceremony. And to all the Fleet Reserve members here this morning, congratulations on your centennial today—100 years serving your fellow shipmates and Marines.

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National Press Club

Oct 29, 2024 11:11 am

Good morning. Emily Wilkins, thanks for that kind introduction, and for leading this important organization. Let me recognize the Press Club’s American Legion Post and its commander, Tom Young, and all the Veterans Service Organizations represented here.

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