Attention A T users. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps. 1. Please switch auto forms mode to off. 2. Hit enter to expand a main menu option (Health, Benefits, etc). 3. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. You will now be able to tab or arrow up or down through the submenu options to access/activate the submenu links.

Locator

Contact

Ask a Question

Toll Free Numbers

Locator

Hospitals and Clinics

Vet Centers

Regional Benefits Offices

Regional Loan Centers

Cemetery Locations

VA » Health Care » John J. Pershing VA Medical Center » Features

John J. Pershing VA Medical Center

Local Features

RSS | Subscribe

"I feel like a superhero": Vietnam Veteran, Donnie Acklin says he’s lived a great life, despite a few challenges. The oldest of seven children, Acklin was born on Thanksgiving Day in his grandmother’s house in the small Missouri town.
Straight Shooter Aims for Good Health: If life gives you lemons…shoot ‘em. That’s the philosophy of Mr. James “Diamondback Billy” and Mrs. Dena “Snake Charmer” Alphin, anyway. James and Dena Alphin are the sort of people everyone wants to hang around.
“When you start enjoying life – things are good.”: Army Veteran, Perry James was taking approximately 400 hydrocodone/month due to service-connected chronic pain.
New Privacy Protocols: New protocols are in place for furniture moves, including a two-person verification system and a locked staging area.
“The best thing that’s ever happened to me": Harry Eichler celebrated his 89th birthday in early March, but he still has plenty of memories that turn into stories for the interested listener.
VA to Host Town Hall Meeting in Poplar Bluff: The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center announced a town hall meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 14, at the Elks Lodge north of Poplar Bluff; located at 2452, US Highway 67.
MOVE! Makes a Difference: November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and through awareness campaigns and health education efforts, word is spreading that diabetes is the leading cause of adult blindness, kidney failure.
One Veteran Making a Difference: Sikeston resident, Gerald Rogers, is a kindly man, with an easy smile and a good sense of humor. Originally from Morehouse, Missouri, Rogers enlisted in the Army in 1961, five days after turning seventeen.
Veteran Uses VIST Services to Overcome Challenges: Sergeant First Class Kenneth James Cline is a bona fide hero. The kind we wave American flags for and parents point out to their children during parades.
A Veterans Day Story: It isn't every day you meet a couple like Kathy and Ardell Kennedy; two World War II-era Veterans who are spending forever together after meeting in a Navy chow line.