VA’s Paralympic Program encourages disabled Veterans to redefine themselves by competing in adaptive sports which are played by people with physical, cognitive and visual disabilities. Read the full story

The Veterans Transportation Service in Salt Lake City provides transportation for enrolled Vets in rural areas. The service provides transportation for Veterans with special needs and Vets who don’t have transportation. Read the full story

Women Vets should think “early detection,” during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for the rest of the year. And follow up with regular mammograms. Early detection makes a big difference in a woman’s chance of surviving. Read the full story

VA’s Polytrauma System of Care is designed to treat the most severely wounded and injured soldiers with complex, multiple injuries to multiple body parts and organs occurring as a result of blast-related injuries. Read the full story

For homeless Veterans, a Stand Down is a break from the street, an opportunity to find out what’s available to help them get back to life. VA is working hard to get as many homeless Veterans to Stand Downs as possible. Read the full story

September 2011 is National Preparedness Month, “A Time to Remember, A Time to Prepare.” Ready.gov provides Vets a list of the things Veterans and their families can do to prepare for emergencies. Read the full story

VA’s Summer Sports Clinic promotes rehabilitation of body and spirit by teaching summer sporting activities — surfing, sailing, kayaking, cycling — to Veterans with significant physical or psychological impairments. Read the full story

National Veterans TEE Tournament is a rehabilitation program for legally blind Vets, amputees, those using wheelchairs and Vets with other disabilities. The tournament promotes rehabilitation, fellowship and camaraderie. Read the full story

VA is reaching out to ensure Veterans receive the care they’ve earned. For the first time, VA has implemented a program to travel to Okinawa, Japan, to provide compensation and pension examinations to U. S. Veterans. Read the full story

America’s answer to the attacks of 9/11 saw thousands of men and women off in search of the terrorists who attacked our country. VA’s response to soldiers coming home with multiple injuries is the Polytrauma System of Care. Read the full story