The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to get COVID-19 vaccines to Veterans as quickly and safely as possible based on CDC guidelines and available supply. For basic information about getting your vaccine from VA, or details about their phased distribution plan, please visit https://www.va.gov/health-care/covid-19-vaccine/
The website will be updated as new information becomes available, and we will continue to share details as we receive them.
Did you know that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates the largest integrated health care system in the United States? Care is provided nationwide at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 VA Medical Centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program.
And more great news – when you become enrolled in the VA health care system, it's for life! You are instantly and automatically entitled to receive care at any VA location without ever having to register for VA health care benefits again. Learn more here!
After you enroll, you can immediately start receiving your health care at a VA facility, or at a later date – the choice is yours. Enrolling in the VA health care system is quick and easy – click here to complete an online Application for Health Benefits.
Need assistance? Veterans Services for North Andover and Boxfordis here to support you! Contact us at 978-688-9525.
79 years ago today, Chief James R. Aplin became North Andover's first casualty for World War II. James Aplin was killed in action aboard the U.S.S Arizona on December 7, 1941. Please join us as we remember Chief James R. Aplin and the others lost on this day. We honor their sacrifice and that of their families.
The Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon were bombed 37 years ago today. 241 members of the United States Armed Forces – 220 Marines, 18 Navy Sailors, 3 Army Soldiers – along with 58 French Peacekeepers & 3 civilians died. 9 of those lost were from Massachusetts, 1 was from North Andover.
North Andover’s own Cpl. Sean Gallagher was among those killed on October 23, 1983. He was one week shy of his 21st birthday. Please join us as we remember Cpl. Sean Gallagher and the others lost on this day. We honor their sacrifice and that of their families.
