veterans

Last summer, the nonprofit StoryCorps hosted an oral history project here in Wyoming, in which veterans and their families recorded honest and personal stories about their military experience. We’re grateful to begin sharing those conversations now with our listeners.

As part of October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Sheridan VA Medical Center is highlighting their assistive veteran programs

The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT Act) is a law enacted last August. It expands VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to Agent Orange, burn pits, and other toxic substances. Wyoming Public Radio’s Hugh Cook spoke with Michael Elbrecht of the Sheridan VA system, which covers three quarters of the state, about how this legislation affects Wyoming veterans.

The facilities will allow Volunteers of American to provide additional services and enhance their existing ones as the demand for them has risen. These include mental and behavioral health treatment, housing assistance for low-income and the homeless, addiction treatment, and transitional veterans housing, among other human services. The facilities are set to be completed in 2024. VOA also serves residents in all 23 Wyoming counties.

The Veterans Home of Wyoming near Buffalo houses the new facility, which can accommodate 36 veterans. It also includes a lock down unit in addition to providing residential care. It's opening fills a long-time void in veteran healthcare in the state.

The awareness efforts are aimed at veterans in rural areas and those who are traveling with telehealth, mental health, and other resources to access VA care. Informational flyers are being posted at rest areas and eateries throughout the state to help with these efforts.

There are currently about 60 nursing positions that VA officials are seeking to fill, both in Sheridan and in their outpatient clinics.

A museum exhibit that details Wyoming's place in navy history, telling the story of ships past and present that have been named after Wyoming people, places, or landmarks.

Native Americans serve in the military at five times the national average. On the Wind River Indian Reservation a new memorial will honor them and their…

The Sheridan VA has begun to vaccinate employees and high-risk veterans with a COVID-19 vaccine.The health system in Sheridan received its first shipment…