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Veterans are getting some help this holiday season thanks to a new holiday store.

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough asked members of the Arkansas community and faith-based groups to join forces in the prevention of veteran suicide.

Veterans will be eligible to have their benefits backdated to Aug. 10, 2022 – the day that President Biden signed the PACT Act into law.

August 10 is a big day for veterans across the United States to know. It's the deadline for the back pay benefits under the PACT Act, which allows certain veterans who have health issues due to toxic chemical exposure to get additional health benefits through the Veterans Affairs.

The PACT Act Summer Vet Fest is a way for veterans to learn more about the PACT Act of 2022, which expanded benefits and healthcare for veterans who were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

Veterans who apply by Aug. 9, 2023, can get benefits backdated to Aug. 10, 2022.

VA nurse is the first in Twin Cities to get COVID-19 vaccine Thera Witte is a nurse at the Minneapolis VA. Author: Credit: April Eilers, Minneapolis VA Heathcare System The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Twin Cities has been administered to a VA nurse named Thera Witte. Witte found herself front of the line for the shot Tuesday morning, as Minnesota started administering its first batch of the Pfizer vaccine. A nurse at the Minneapolis VA in the COVID unit, Witte and all Minnesotans ...

Minneapolis VA administers first COVID-19 vaccine It was given to Thera Witte, who has been a nurse at the VA for the past 10 years. Author: Miranda Manier (KARE) Updated: 5:13 PM CST December 15, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS — On Tuesday morning, one of the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Minnesota was administered at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  Thera Witte, who has been a nurse at the Minneapolis VA for 10 years, was the first recipient at the VA. S...