Virginia Wounded Warrior Program News
12/13/2010Participate in a research study about exercising to reduce obesity in spinal cord injury cases.
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11/16/2010Public Law 110-387 authorized VA to develop the new Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. Under the SSVF Program, VA will award grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. The grantees will provide a range of supportive services designed to promote housing stability to eligible very low-income Veteran families.
11/1/2010President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation designating this month as Military Family Month.
We owe each day of security and freedom that we enjoy to the members of our Armed Forces and their families. Behind our brave service men and women, there are family members and loved ones who share in their sacrifice and provide unending support.
10/27/2010At precisely 0845 hours on May 1, 2010, the Army engaged with an accurate volley and was answered to by a precision bombardment from the Navy. The Air Force, not to be outdone, demonstrated its skill with a meticulous sortie. When the dust had settled, a very good time was had and money was raised for a very great cause.
10/7/2010Host Jan Callaghan offers a fresh and in-depth look into the social issues that affect our community. This show's topic: Virginia Wounded Warrior Program.
10/6/2010Fredericksburg, Virginia - The Virginia Wounded Warrior Program for Health Planning Region I is hosting the first annual Fredericksburg Area Military Appreciation Day on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the National Guard Armory (1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Fredericksburg). It is a free informational fair for area veterans and their families.
10/3/2010At the Bethesda hospital, the flow of brain-injured patients is constant. For nearly a decade, the United States has been fighting wars in which soldiers are routinely exposed to brain-rattling blasts that can send ripples of compressed air hurtling through the atmosphere at 1,600 feet per second. Now, the military is struggling to come to terms with an often-invisible wound.
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Doctors removed virtually the entire left side of Spec. Robert Warren's skull in May after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a blast near Kandahar. Last month, he and his wife, Brittanie, stayed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before surgery to repair his skull.
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9/30/2010The Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP) in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health is one of three programs in the country to be awarded federal funding via the Flex Rural Veterans Health Access Program. The two other grants were awarded to Montana and Alaska.
9/30/2010On Oct. 4, Mary Spear will go the extra effort and run the extra mile to help raise awareness for Virginia Wounded Warrior program. In fact, on that day, she will run a 50-mile marathon which is also her 50th birthday.
9/29/2010A study of 2,000 Virginia veterans, commissioned by the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program and conducted by Virginia Tech, shows that combat stress and depression pose challenges for many veterans, especially those in rural areas. The study also found that, despite increased screening, U.S. military screening procedures allow veterans with diagnosable injuries to slip through the cracks without getting help.