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  • She was born in Mexico, where she lived until she was 15-years-old. As a teenager, moving to America was hard and the first few years she hated it. However, she soon realized that coming to America was the best thing that happened to her, except for joining the military.

    Three people sitting and smiling

  • Ope! Come show off your Minnesota nice and make a difference by volunteering at the 44th annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

    Two men on ladders on either side of a basketball hoop. In the background is the American Flag and a wheelchair games flags

  • The VA is proud to recognize Char Psihos as our Volunteer of the Month!

    A woman in a blue jean jacket smiles broadly while standing in a hospital hallway.

  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, visited the Minneapolis VA Medical Center on Tuesday, May 13.

    Secretary of the VA Doug Collins, dressed in a blue suit, addresses a group of executive leaders in the entryway of the VA Minneapolis Medical Center

  • “I rarely use the word hate, but I hate cancer war metaphors. Fighting cancer. A long battle with cancer,” reads Tony Tovsen from notes he has taken on a phone. Capturing thoughts about his cancer journey is something he calls ‘clearing the junk out of his head.’

    Tony Tovsen, dressed in a blue pullover sweater and gray pants, sits with his doctor in a mostly beige room.

  • "I am thankful for all of the staff that work with Veterans like me.”

    56-year-old Navy Veteran, Steven Fedor stands at the Minneapolis VA amputation clinic

  • Over the past five years, the Minneapolis VA Medical Center has expanded its care for Veterans with Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders with the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program, and the implementation of a successful Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) program.

    Man in medical scrubs wearing a mask and headgear. He is looking at a patient's vitals. Two scans of the patient's brain are in the background.

  • Michael Marshall enlisted in the Navy in 1969 with his eyes on becoming a hospital corpsman.

    Man stands in the middle of a hospital hallway, wearing a checkered shirt, blue jacket and black glasses. On either side of him are his care team.

  • Congratulations to Scott Plaisance, our latest Volunteer of the Month. Plaisance, an Army Veteran, was stationed in South Carolina, Georgia, Germany and finished his service at Fort Hood, Texas in 1984. The VA was always in the back of his mind, so after retirement, he started volunteering in 2022.

    Man in a gray sweatshirt sits at a blue table with his fingers intertwined

  • “My name is Jose Garcia, a 24-year U.S. Air Force disabled veteran, VA employee and a multiple sclerosis patient. When I was diagnosed with MS in April 2000, I was still able to walk and still on active duty. In the beginning, I was in denial. Twenty-five years later, I am in a wheelchair.”

    A U.S. Airforce Veteran sits in his wheelchair in a hallway. He's wearing a dark jacket and gray pants. On both sides of him stand VA nurses.