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On September 7, 2024, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) joined forces with the nonprofit Team Red, White, and Blue (RWB) to create Waves of Valor Surf Camp, a therapeutic and uplifting surfing experience for Veterans.

When Daniel Marquez Oliden was a kid, he’d help his beloved grandma learn new technology. “I was always teaching her how to do things, like use a VHS player,” he said.

For Marine Corps Veterans Noe Tejeda and Robert Hernandez, the brotherhood that began in battle more than 20 years ago continues to this day.

Four years ago, Army Veteran Marco Alvarez hit rock bottom. The former infantryman, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, fell into a deep depression after separating from his wife of 20 years.

On September 10, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) held the first annual Food Security Resource Fair.

The Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) Program provides fast and convenient care by putting mental health-trained staff into the primary care setting, making the process of asking and getting help easy for Veterans.

Employees at Bakersfield VA Clinic said their goodbyes to Air Force Veteran and volunteer Douglass Georgeson on June 7.

Patricia Jackson-Kelly, a volunteer at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, began volunteering after a 26-year career in the military spanning the Navy, Air Force and Army, as well as serving as the Women Veterans Program Manager at VA.

Four Veterans from VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) joined their peers from nationwide to compete at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games on July 25-30, in New Orleans.

In the words of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) Deputy Medical Center Director John Kuhn, “there’s no reason any Veteran should be homeless in Los Angeles.”