Sylvia Jackson, Nancy Reeves, Dept Secretary, Cathie Goth, VA&R Chair and Brandi Creighton Art is powerful. It’s a universal language that can bring people together, excite emotion in its audience, and heal wounds in its creators. This power was particularly evident as a Pearl Harbor survivor painted a picture of the ship he once served

During the annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Syracuse, New York, dozens of veterans had the opportunity to display their music, drama, and creative writing talents before an audience at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Thanks to a $1,500 Veterans Creative Arts Festival grant from the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation, veterans taking part in the