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Two Veterans from southwest Michigan participated in the 38th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic (NDVWSC) last week in Aspen-Snowmass, Colorado.

The annual National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF), published their award winners last December, which included Veteran submissions from Battle Creek VA.

Since the Revolutionary War, more than 3 million women have served and sacrificed in times of war, even before the military fully recognized their service. Women have continued to play crucial roles in the defense of the United States in each conflict thereafter.

From the very beginning, when William Roentgen discovered X-radiation in 1895, radiology has been booming.

Battle Creek VA Medical Center’s Laboratory Service has a team of 35 specialists providing both clinicians and Veterans with vital information to help them make a diagnosis or to treat a disease. Some studies conclude that as high as 70% of the medical decisions are based on laboratory data.

Each year the Battle Creek Enquirer news outlet sponsors Remember-A-Vet program to help serve Veterans receiving care through Battle Creek VA.

On December 6, 2023, Veteran Everett Mason was awarded a standup paddleboard from Board For Our Heroes, sponsored by 4THE22.

Creative Art Therapists and Veterans at Battle Creek VA are using their musical skills to help Veterans navigate mental and physical challenges. This unique program also offers a path for Veterans to connect with others, even when it is non-verbal.

Approximately two hundred volunteers participated for the annual Wreaths Across America event at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Battle Creek, Mich., Saturday, December 16, to honor and remember America’s fallen service members and Veterans.

The Battle Creek VA Medical Center (VAMC) has completed their 2023 Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign, collecting donations from VA staff and Veterans on December 8, 2023, helping to support local youth this holiday season.