Stories

Madison resident Shar-Ron Buie served 25 years in prison, was homeless and lost his daughter prior to VA helping turn his life around. Now the U.S. Marine Corps Veteran dedicates his life to helping other Veterans thanks to VA's HUD-VASH program.

Army Veteran Ed Vitell has been seeking his routine medical care through the Rockford VA clinic until a few years ago when a series of health issues resulted in several hospitalizations.

After being shot twice, contracting malaria, seeing “the light" after his heart stopped and other near death situations, Marine Veteran James Foseid still questions why he survived Vietnam while so many others didn’t.

Early detection can make all the difference in the world when it comes to colorectal cancer. There may not be a better champion of this than Larry Riedl.

For U.S. Army Veteran Ken Bond, life took an unexpected turn in 1977 when he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the beginning of his military service.

Not many people can claim to have their own day, but in 1985, September 28th was declared ‘Patricia Markor Day’ in the state of Illinois to recognize a Navy Veteran and VA employee who saved a life from an oncoming train.

Everyone has a story. But Richard Harris has one that stands out among most.

Jomar Rodriguez works each weekday at the Madison VA as a program support clerical assistant and does several jobs, including mail runs, scanning, database management, shredding and even decorating the office for different seasons.

Vietnam traumatized a lot of Veterans who served there. Navy Veteran Darla Lannert is no exception.

U.S. Air Force Veteran Eddie Manning grew up in small-town Mississippi during a turbulent time for African Americans.