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RAPID CITY, S.D. – A partnership with vision has finally come to completion with the opening of a new Veterans Affairs medical facility in Rapid City. The grand opening for the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) is Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 1:00p.m. Veterans and the public are encouraged to attend. The building of the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Veteran health care in the Black Hills continues to evolve. Facilities in Sturgis and Hot Springs, SD continue to buck the trend of VA health facility closures while new Veterans Affairs medical facilities are being built – including one in Rapid City. The most recent is construction on a nearly 50,000 […]
Pierre, S.D. — The state of South Dakota is accepting nominations for its Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication program. In 2019, Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Departments of Veterans Affairs, Military, and Transportation launched the Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication Program. The program honors fallen veterans and law enforcement by naming bridges around the state […]
LYONS, NE – This winter, military veterans will have an opportunity to translate hard-won skills on the battlefield into Nebraska’s fields and pastures through “Putting the Pieces Together,” a U.S. Department of Agriculture-backed program. Martin Neal served 31 years in the U.S. Army and Army National Guard, and is hosting the next training session at […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Combat veterans in South Dakota are encouraged by new legislation in Congress to expand treatment and benefits for soldiers exposed to toxic burn pits during deployment overseas, but questions remain about the federal government’s ability to effectively provide the needed health care. Those questions partly explain why Republican senators John Thune […]
Throughout our nation’s history, the freedoms we enjoy have been won and protected by an elite group who understand the greatest and most selfless love. The men and women of our armed forces risk the ultimate sacrifice to protect fellow Americans and citizens of the world from tyranny and oppression. Every time they put on […]
RAPID CITY, SD – An update to the Black Hills War Monument is underway, with plans for an unveiling later this year. The goal, says Ed Manzano, president of the Black Hills War Monument Association is to bring the public space current in its representation of all U.S. wars and conflicts. “The newly formed Black […]
WEBSTER, SD – When President Joe Biden mentioned the term “burn pits” while discussing health benefits for military veterans during his State of the Union address March 1, many Americans heard of the issue for the first time. Congress is crafting legislation to assist post-9/11 combat veterans exposed to toxic smoke from burn pits that […]
