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VAntage Point VHA commemorates Black History Month A look at the many “firsts” in Veterans health history NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS, THE FIRST TO PROVIDE DOMICILIARY AND MEDICAL CARE TO BLACK VETERANS VHA’s first hospitals opened under its predecessor, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The hospitals were racially integrated from the very beginning. The first African American Veterans, who served with the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War, were admitted to the Central Branch (now Dayton VAMC) in Ohio in March 1867. Dr. Howard Kenney, 1962 It wa...

Romance movies are prevalent in our culture, whether they inspire satirical tropes or put tears in our eyes. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, this is a list of the best romance movies of every year from 2000 to 2009. Some are rom-coms, some are emotional, and others are just plain sappy. No matter what one looks for in a chick flick, there’s something for everyone on this list, whether one’s watching with a significant other, friends or alone. 2000- “Love and Basketball” Since childhood, Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) have bonded over thei...

The pandemic has blazed through the Osakis senior care center since its first case in late October. Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | × The Galeon Senior Living center in Osakis. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press) OSAKIS, Minn. — COVID-19 has swept through two residential buildings at the Galeon Senior Living center in Osakis, Minn., claiming seven lives and infecting three-quarters of nursing home residents since getting its first case in October, its administrator confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 11. "I love these people like they're my own," said Administrator Angie Reinke. "This ha...