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TOP PHOTO: Brooks Sansone, 2, helps his mother, Nikki, place an American flag during the traditional flag-placing at Wood National Cemetery. More than 35,000 flags will fly at each of the Veterans interred at the cemetery in preparation of Memorial Day. (Photo by Benjamin Slane for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

National Cemetery Administration will host Memorial Day ceremonies at VA national cemeteries across the country with the help of local communities. Each cemetery and community will add their own special touch of patriotism and "thanks" during the events.

Click here to find a Memorial Day ceremony near you

TOP STORIES

Are you a fan of podcasts? Borne the Battle is our weekly #podcast where we interview Veterans and share their stories with you.

This week on Borne The Battle we sit down and talk to Army Veteran and president of the Fisher House Foundation, Dave Coker.

We talk about new lodging facilities that will help Veterans and their families save up to three million dollars a year in New York, and how the Fisher House Network will soon provide for over 1,000 families at any given time across the country.

LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE EPISODE HERE

Learn how VA is making health care easier to access

Join us for a Facebook LIVE video on May 30, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. EDT to learn about new eligibility and access standards and what you must do before you can access care from a local provider in your community, through VA.

Participating is easy:

• Visit VA’s Facebook page a few minutes before 4:30 p.m. EDT.
• Refresh your page at 4:30 p.m. EDT to watch the live video discussion, it will begin on the hour.
• Click on the video. Make sure it is unmuted by using the volume controls at the bottom of the video.
• Type your questions into the comments below the video.

Representatives will provide answers and resources. You will need a Facebook account to ask questions.

VANTAGE POINT

• The job of preventing suicides one case at a time
• 3-D printing technology brings innovation to South Texas VA
• From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge, this Red Cross member helped wounded Allied soldiers 
• National Memorial Day Concert to feature “Vietnam Valor and Brotherhood” a story of the bond between two Veterans
• Mindfulness, values-based goal setting can improve lives of Veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder

VA NEWS RELEASES

• White House VA Hotline surpasses 250,000 calls from Veteran community
• VA partners with Microsoft to improve how rural Veterans access VA’s online services and benefits
• VA now transplanting kidneys that are positive for hepatitis C 

Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one?

Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.