Stories
Read about what's happening in our VA Salem health care community.
An off-duty VA police officer was in the right place at the right time Oct. 23, and used his training to save the life of an elderly motorist.
Some people have long military careers without ever being in the line of fire. John Lavra cannot make such a claim. Lavra enlisted in the Navy June 6, 1944 as a combat aircrewman, and called to active duty two days later. He went on to see service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
A new Renal Dialysis unit has recently opened to serve the Veterans of Southwest Virginia who receive care through the Salem VA Health Care System.
After being inducted in April 1943, Walter Brooks was assigned as a rifleman and an ammunition bearer. From training through to the end of the war, if there was mischief to be found, Brooks was likely in the center of it.
