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In June 1969, as 19-year-old U.S. Army soldier Theo Muhammad lay recovering in a U.S. military hospital bed in Japan from second and third-degree burns, he never imagined the additional and invisible struggles he would face once his physical injuries began to heal.

Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, Theo Muhammad at his Purple Heart ceremony and as a U.S. Soldier.

Often revered as one of the most peaceful sports in the world, fly fishing offers participants a one-of-a-kind experience where they may become one with nature.

A fly fisher is wading in a clear water river is preparing to start casting.

The unpredictable summer weather didn’t stop over 400 Veterans, caregivers, survivors, and families from flocking to the Salisbury VA Health Care System’s PACT Act Summer VetFest at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

A Veteran standing at an information table during the Salisbury VAMC PACT Act Summer VetFest wearing a POW shirt with

Through the doors of the North Charlotte VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), a group of Veterans take their seats in the clinic’s Whole Health activity room.

Six Veterans, Whole Health Coach Katie Dalton, and instructor Peter Robino, in a group photo with Robino's sculpture and photos of his past projects.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021 over 50 million adults in the United States dealt with chronic pain, and over 17 million experienced high-impact chronic pain – specifically the variety which drastically restricts daily activities.

Shirley Hairston, RN, left, and Dr. Hoon B. Shim, MD, pose for a photo at the Kernersville VA Health Care Center in Kernersville, North Carolina.

Salisbury VA Health Care System is proud to recognize its clinical and non-clinical employees of the year for 2023.

Ebonee Abdulrahaim, left, and Robert Acevedo, Salisbury VA Health Care System's 2023 Employees of the Year, pose for a portrait.

Age is just a number for 101-year-old U.S. Army World War II Veteran James G. Deal.

James Deal, a U.S. Army Veteran and native of Woodleaf, North Carolina , discusses his service in World War II and decades of life during an interview at his residence with the Salisbury VA Health Care System.

For many Veterans, pain is often all but a guarantee in life – an unwanted “memento” from long, trying days in uniform.

A VA surgical team is assisted by the CORI Surgical System while treating a Veteran in the operating room at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, May 1, 2023.

At the VA, outreach is one of our core operational tenets.

Terri L. Everett, a low vision therapist with the Kernersville Health Care Center, Salisbury VA Health Care System, poses for a photo during a sightseeing tour in Egypt. Photo courtesy of Terri Everett.

Officer Daniel Burgdoff has come a long way in his career and is undeniably one of the many employee success stories at the Salisbury VA Health Care System.

Officer Daniel Burgdoff, a police officer with the Salisbury VA Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, poses for a photo at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, October 19, 2023.