Stories

A fourth tour in Afghanistan would change his life forever. The unthinkable happened fast for 25-year-old Marine Corps Veteran Ryan Garza. In 2011, an IED blast rocked the seven-ton truck he was riding in badly injuring his leg.

Welder, plumber, firefighter, damage control professional and self-proclaimed “bedazzler” Gayle-Jayne Allyson, an Army and Coast Guard Veteran, who served from 1987 to 1997 is not only unstoppable, but unmistakable.

Registered nurses serve in every aspect of health care, ensuring Veterans receive the best possible care.

Medical Support Assistants are front line workers, helping providers deliver the best possible care to Veterans.

The Department of Veteran Affairs appointed Angela D. Williams, Pharm D, MS, VHA-CM, as the new Director of the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System.

This is what preparedness looks like. This is what it takes to be ready. We must know how to handle the unthinkable; the last two years have taught us that.

VA prosthetist Dave Draper cast and custom fit Tyler Burdick’s snowboard feet. It’s one of many different “feet” the Navy Veteran has depending on his sporting mood.

VA Salt Lake City recreation therapy program is looking to bring a little checking and scoring back into the lives of Veterans.

They were pioneers during a time their country needed them most, yet they were also America’s best kept secret until recently. The Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II paved the way for women in the military today. 100 year old WASP Veteran Nell Bright is the epitome of Upholding Valor.

Throughout the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, everyone worked tirelessly to care for our Veteran population as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States.