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Keep up-to-date with the latest information about current events in the Durham VA Health Care System. From central to eastern North Carolina, Durham VA Staff members are doing innovative work on behalf of Veterans. Catch stories on the latest research, technology, and human interest stories that concern you, the Veteran. Also, read interesting features on some of the incredible stories of Veterans.

  • Over his 30-plus-year nursing career, Durham VA Health Care System nurse Ben Valente carved out an illustrious reputation. From his humble beginnings as a newly minted nursing school graduate in the Philippines, to a respected and recognized nurse leader.

    Man in suit holding an award in front of a presentation screen.

  • During her post graduate training program, Jaylan Brown discovered the VA mission that reshaped her career path and strengthened her commitment to serving Veterans.

    Three people, two women and one man, smiling.

  • Walton and Campbell, two Veterans on very different paths, chose to take the initial step to ask for help to find their way back to themselves. That act of courage and that willingness to ask for help was the turning point that led them toward healing and the National Veterans Golden Age Games.

    Two people stand by bikes outside a red building.

  • For more than two years, a transformative pilot inside Durham VA Health Care System has changed the way Veterans with dementia are understood, supported, and cared for.

    Patchwork quilt with various colors and shapes displayed on a bulletin board.

  • No matter what your chosen profession is, everyone must start somewhere, and a good mentor can make those first few steps a lot less daunting.

    Man in blue scrubs standing next to a hospital bed with a medical device.

  • Honoring a Veteran’s life doesn’t end when medical care does. Where final goodbyes are often the heaviest moments families will ever face, a new touch of dignity now accompanies each end-of-life transition.

    Woman with shaved head places folded American flag on a coffin.

  • When you’re new to an organization, things can seem a bit overwhelming, and it can be hard to find your voice.

    Man in green shirt and black pants using stethoscope on CPR mannequin in hospital room.

  • On Saturday, February 21, 2026, assorted family, friends, and well-wishers gathered at Hillsborough's Lawrence Road Baptist Church to celebrate a local hero’s century of life and achievements.

    A woman stands next to a seated man holding a framed certificate.

  • When disaster strikes, everything stops. Highways and businesses may close, and many people might have an enforced day off, but what happens when, no matter what the situation, a company or facility simply cannot shut its doors?

    Two men in a warehouse discussing, one wearing a yellow safety jacket.

  • Some people are born lucky. Maybe they’re in the right place at the right time. Maybe they have a guardian angel, or perhaps it’s fate that smiles on them. But, as far as Joseph Balogh, a 104-year-old WW2 Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, that’s a question for philosophers, not him.

    World War II Veteran Mr. Joseph Balogh poses next to snapshot of a C-46 Commando at his Louisburg, North Carolina home.