Omaha Hosts Wheelchair Games
More than 500 veterans with physical disabilities will meet in Omaha, Neb., July 25–29, to test themselves in 17 competitive events at the 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. The event, sponsored by VA and the Paralyzed Veterans of America, is open to all U.S. military veterans who use wheelchairs for sports competition due to spinal cord injuries, certain neurological conditions, amputations or other mobility impairments. (more)

Federal Recovery Coordinators
To improve services to those seriously injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, VA – in coordination with the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services – has established a new office and deployed workers to key military treatment facilities as part of the joint Federal Recovery Coordinator Program. The program is designed to cut across bureaucratic lines to identify services needed for seriously wounded and ill service members, veterans and their families. (more)

Memorial Day
May 26 is Memorial Day, the day America sets aside to honor its war dead. Visit VA’s Memorial Day Web site for information on the history of the day, Theodore O’Hara’s poem, “Bivouac of the Dead,” the playing of Taps, proper display of the flag and a link to this year’s Moment of Remembrance poster. (more)