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The U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs was in St. Paul Friday to open a vocational rehabilitation center for the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Dr. James Peake says veterans coming home from combat with spinal cord injuries need more than just top medical care. He says they also need vocational training to help them get back into society. Jesse Gonzales will be the first veterans to go through the center in St. Paul. In 1976, at 17 years old, Jesse became a United States marine. He wanted to see the world. "Okinawa, Japan and from there I went to Korea and...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2007 – Paralyzed Veterans of America held its annual Americana Gala at the National Building Museum here last night. In keeping with the evening’s theme of “Building a Better Tomorrow,” the event paid tribute to visionary individuals and corporate leaders who have championed improved quality of life for veterans and people with disabilities. These improvements include working toward an accessible, barrier-free America and ensuring better access to job-seeking tools and employment opportunities. “Imagine an America where veterans with disabilities and their families have everything they need to thrive,” said Homer S. Townsend Jr., the organization’s acting...

Friday, November 18, 2005 ON CAPITOL HILL Vets' group feels cut out of budget process Date change for congressional testimony seen as detrimental Posted: November 18, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Jon Dougherty © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com The head of the nation's largest veterans' group says the decision by a House committee chairman to move forward by several months the traditional date such organizations give budget testimony will likely lead to less, not more, influence in the process. Thomas Bock, the national commander of the American Legion, says a recent decision by House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Buyer, R-Ind., to...