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January/February 2008 VAnguard outlook January/February 2008 New Secretary Peake Adapted Housing Grant Program Five Years of My HealtheVet VA and the New Deal January/February 2008 1 VAnguard Features FY 2009 Budget Proposal: $93.7 Billion 6 Seamless transition, compensation and pension initiatives top priorities Honoring Distinguished Service in the Pacific 7 Coast Guard commandant visits Punchbowl to dedicate memorial ‘Granting’ Independence 8 6 Adapted housing program for seriously disabled veterans is growing In Tribute to America’s National Shrines 11 Author publishes book on VA national cemeteries Celebrating Five Years of My HealtheVet 1 2 More than 500,000 users are now registered on VA’s Web health portal On the Cusp of a Breakthrough 14 Dr. David Vesely’s cancer research is showing real promise VA and the New Deal 16 8 WPA helped construct Baltimore National Cemetery Taking the Reins 18 An interview with new Secretary James B. Peake, M.D. The Dream Cutter 22 L.A. barber donates services to lift the spirits of his fellow veterans Helping Veterans on the ‘Road to Recovery’ 23 VA employees lend their expertise at Disney World event ‘Wreaths Across America’ 24 Veterans buried in national cemeteries remembered at the holidays 22 Celebrating the Holidays VA-Style 25 Holiday happenings at facilities around the country VAnguard VA’s Employee Magazine Departments January/February 2008 3 Feedback 30 Medical Advances Vol. LIV, No. 1 4 From the Secretary 31 Heroes Printed on 50% recycled paper 5 Outlook 32 Have You Heard 26 Around Headquarters 34 Honors Editor: Lisa Respess Gaegler Photo Editor: Robert Turtil 29 Introducing 36 Holiday Wreaths Photographer: Art Gardiner Staff Writer: Amanda Hester Published by the Office of Public Affairs (80D) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs On the cover 810 Vermont Ave., N.W. The sixth Secretary of Veterans Affairs, James Washington, D.C. 20420 B. Peake, M.D., is the first physician and the (202) 461-7427 first general to lead the department. A E-mail: [email protected] combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Peake is www.va.gov/opa/feature/vanguard a former Army surgeon general. He was sworn in by Vice President Cheney at VA Central Office on Dec. 20, with President Bush looking on. photo by Robert Turtil 2 January/February 2008 VAnguard feedback Where Are the Gloves? logical safety cabinet. He was remember a poster that was Correction I always enjoy reading the wearing a lab coat (yea) but sent from the VA Office of VAnguard, but this time I do not gloves (boo). Research and Development in In our article on page 29 of have a comment about one of One of the most difficult which a charming young lady the November/December issue your photos. I am a safety parts of a safety officer’s job in was pipetting radioactive ma- about the special edition professional (in Research and research is reminding folks to terial. She wore a lab coat and Cheerios box featuring 12 Development) and was dis- protect themselves, and their goggles—no gloves again. gold medal winners from the mayed to see the photo of products, through use of ap- Corinne Gajdusek, Ph.D. 2007 National Veterans David Wofsy, M.D., on page propriate personal protective R&D Safety Officer Wheelchair Games, the name 35 of the November/Decem- equipment (gloves, gown, VA Puget Sound HCS of one of the athletes, Wayne ber issue, working in a bio- goggles, etc., when required). I Seattle Field, was misspelled. We Want to Hear from You Have a comment on something you’ve seen in VAnguard? We invite reader feedback. Send your comments to [email protected]. You can also write to us at: VAnguard, Office of Public Affairs (80D), De- partment of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20420. Include your name, title and VA facility. We won’t be able to pub- lish every letter, but we’ll use representative ones. We may need to edit your letter for length or clarity. EMERSON SANDERS Veterans Day 2008 Poster Contest Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England presents the Rob- ert Dole National Award for Service to VA Deputy Secretary Attention artists, graphic designers and photographers. Gordon Mansfield as VA Secretary Dr. James Peake, left, and Sen. Dole look on. The Veterans Day National Committee is seeking submis- sions for the 2008 national Veterans Day poster. High Honors for Mansfield The poster is distributed to more than 110,000 schools nationwide, military installations around the Deputy Secretary Gordon H. Mansfield was named the world, and to federal agencies in the nation’s capital. It also first recipient of the Robert Dole National Award for Ser- graces the cover of the official program booklet for the vice on Jan. 28 during the annual conference of the Mili- Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. tary Health System, which provides health care for the The committee will convene in May to review all submis- Department of Defense. sions and select a finalist. The award was established in Dole’s name to recog- The final poster must be 18x24” at 300 dots per inch, nize veterans who continue to serve the nation through but please scale down submissions to 9x12” and submit public service. Mansfield described the former Kansas electronic versions as JPEG images or PDF files via e-mail senator as “one of my personal heroes.” to: [email protected]. Alternatively, send copies of artwork or “I cannot think of anyone, in my experience, who has a CD with artwork files to: Department of Veterans Affairs done more [than Senator Dole] for the military and veter- (002C), 810 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., ans health care systems,” Mansfield said. “As a patient 20420. Please do not send originals. and as a proponent in Congress, he did everything he The deadline for submissions is May 1. To view Veter- could to improve the care we provide for our active-duty ans Day posters from previous years, please visit personnel, our veterans and their families.” www.va.gov/vetsday and click on “Poster Gallery.” Last year, Dole served as co-chair of the President’s Submissions should include sufficient information to Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded demonstrate that the image is the work of the artist and is Warriors, a landmark look at ways to improve VA’s and not copyrighted material (i.e., photos and concepts). The the Defense Department’s help for injured service- committee may select a particular submission but ask the members returning to civilian life. artist to make modifications to the original design. Addi- tional changes may be required prior to printing. January/February 2008 3 from the secretary VAnguard Charting a Course Forward to Serve Our Veterans James B. Peake, M.D. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Though VA Central Office is I have had the opportunity to the continuum of care our therapies and the spectrum of only a block from the White witness firsthand the compas- nation’s veterans deserve. traumatic brain injury impair- House, it is a rare event for a sion of federal, state and local The Dole-Shalala report ment—vital issues for our President to pay a personal partnership displayed at the the President commissioned newest generation of veterans. visit. I can’t tell you how Washington, D.C., VA Medi- gives us a powerful blueprint Access to care is a domi- proud I was to be introduced cal Center’s Winterhaven to move forward in partner- nant issue for veterans. as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Stand Down for homeless ship with DoD and other fed- Whether our veterans live in by President Bush and sworn veterans. I also had the op- eral agencies. I intend to cities or rural areas, we need in by Vice President Cheney portunity to visit with our strengthen our current rela- to ensure their access to care right here in Central Office staff at the D.C. VAMC, tionships and joint ventures with compassion, timeliness on Dec. 20. where our clinicians demon- with Defense and forge new and without hassles. Our The President’s visit hon- strated the power and prom- ones that work for service- community-based outpatient ored all of us working in VA. ise of our electronic health members and veterans alike. clinic program will grow, new His remarks underscored his records. As I told Secretary of Defense medical centers will open, and belief in the importance of During my first visit to Gates on Dec. 20, I don’t older facilities will be modern- your work and the priority of our Richmond polytrauma want “seamless” to be a ized and expanded. We will le- the VA mission. center, I was able to see first- buzzword—I want it to be the verage technology and serve “Our nation has no hand the progress of a patient way we do business. more veterans through tele- higher calling than to provide for those who have borne the As I look at history, I cannot think of a recent time with cost of battle,” he said. “I am confident in the future of this more focus on our veterans or more in-depth looks at department because I have veterans’ programs. seen firsthand the dedication of the men and women who injured in Iraq who came to I will closely follow work medicine and monitor their work here.” us several months ago as a on developing a joint DoD/ health through the Internet. I can only echo those quadriplegic, and is now us- VA disability rating system As I look at history, I words.
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