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  • Michael Roland joined the Navy in 1969 when he was 17 years old. Six months later, he was raped outside his base’s enlisted club. – He didn’t tell anyone for 51 years. 

    Michael Roland joined the Navy in 1969 when he was 17 years old. Six months later, he was raped outside his base’s enlisted club. – He didn’t tell anyone for 51 years.

  • As a young medic in the Army in 1969, Garret Eisin was captivated by the nurses he served alongside. This admiration led him to pursue a nursing degree, and in 1974, Eisin's journey as a nurse began.

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  • The 42nd National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, a beacon of hope and rehabilitation, witnessed the triumph of three Veterans from the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital.

    Navy Veteran Steve Kost won the 2022 VA Creative Arts Festival national metalwork category for his sculpture, titled Achilles Heel. Kost is a patient at Hines VA Hospital. He discovered sculpting six years ago, finding tranquility in dismantling typewriters and repurposing them into art.

  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital hosted a career resource on April 14 for area Veterans and staff.

    Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital hosted a career resource on April 14 for area Veterans and staff at its main medical campus.

  • It was a surprise party a century in the making.

    World War II Army Veteran Angelo Capritta celebrates his 100th birthday at Hoffman Estates VA Clinic on April 4, 2023.

  • When most people imagine a medical school, they may not think about the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Jessica Aparri helps care for a Veteran patient at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on Mar. 13, 2023. Aparri is registered nurse taking part in the hospital’s year-long Post-Baccalaureate Resident Nursing Program. The Department of Veterans Affairs trains approximately 16,000 annually at VA medical centers nationwide. (Photo by Matthew Moeller, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Public Affairs Office)

  • Maria Gresham started crying when Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital medical staff said her husband Marshall needed a knee replacement.

    Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital's Fisher House celebrated its 13th Anniversary on March 1, 2023.

  • Dr. Richard L. Lieber, a senior research scientist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, received the 2023 Paul B. Magnuson Award.

    Dr. Richard L. Lieber, a senior research scientist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, received the 2023 Paul B. Magnuson Award on Mar. 3, 2023, for his work to return functional capacity, mobility and quality of life to Veterans with physical disabilities.

  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital’s Beneficiary Travel department received a $10,000 grant from the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program to provide transportation for Veterans with cancer who do not have a ride or cannot drive themselves.

    Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital early morning at the main entrance.

  • Hundreds of area Veterans got a helping hand during the Chicago Winter Stand Down at the Illinois National Guard Northwest Armory on Oct. 28.

    Navy Veteran Charlie Hayes receives a blood test from Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital staff during the Chicago Winter Stand Down on Oct. 29, 2022. (Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Matthew Moeller, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital)