{"id":4970,"date":"2026-06-23T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2026-09-10T19:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:13:39","slug":"from-discharge-to-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/from-discharge-to-dignity\/","title":{"rendered":"From discharge to dignity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull va-page-title-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-179 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/academic-affiliations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Hero2.png?w=1024\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#085795\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">New on VA News<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"va-body-wrapper wp-block-create-block-body-wrapper\"><div class=\"va-body-wrapper__inner\">\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From discharge to dignity<\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #0073aa\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-colored-spacer has-0073-aa-background-color has-background\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By April Eilers, Public Affairs Officer, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>June 23, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-c00f5982\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1106\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/06\/dischargetodignity.png\" alt=\"Two people stand side by side in a brightly lit hallway lined with framed artwork, including a photograph of an American flag. One person has an arm around the other. Both individuals are wearing casual clothing, and one is wearing a blue cap. The setting appears to be inside a facility. The image accompanies a story involving a discharge from military service.\" class=\"wp-image-4971\" style=\"width:900px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/06\/dischargetodignity.png 1106w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/06\/dischargetodignity.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/06\/dischargetodignity.png?resize=768,433 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/06\/dischargetodignity.png?resize=1024,577 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Bryant Jr. proudly served in the Air Force for more than 12 years, dedicating himself to a cause greater than himself. Inspired by his father, George Bryant Sr., a Navy Veteran of World War II, the younger George embraced the values of service and sacrifice from an early age. He was born in 1959, in Brooklyn, New York, and would later follow the opportunity to follow in his father\u2019s military footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-c00f5982\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-blue-icon-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/147564\/from-discharge-to-dignity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">View the full article on VA News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-c00f5982\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-6388d5dc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How one Veteran found his way back through VA Fayetteville<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":4971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"priority":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[37,73],"class_list":["post-4970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-va-news","tag-hud-vash","tag-rrtp"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/from-discharge-to-dignity\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"From discharge to dignity","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/from-discharge-to-dignity\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/from-discharge-to-dignity\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/06\/dischargetodignity.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/06\/dischargetodignity.png"},"articleSection":"VA News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shawn Liu"}],"creator":["Shawn Liu"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA Homeless Programs","logo":""},"keywords":["hud-vash","rrtp"],"dateCreated":"2026-06-23T16:43:14Z","datePublished":"2026-06-23T16:43:14Z","dateModified":"2026-09-10T19:13:39Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"From discharge to dignity\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/homeless\\\/from-discharge-to-dignity\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/homeless\\\/from-discharge-to-dignity\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/homeless\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/72\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/dischargetodignity.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/homeless\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/72\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/dischargetodignity.png\"},\"articleSection\":\"VA News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Shawn Liu\"}],\"creator\":[\"Shawn Liu\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"VA Homeless Programs\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"hud-vash\",\"rrtp\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2026-06-23T16:43:14Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-23T16:43:14Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-10T19:13:39Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/department.va.gov\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4972,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4970\/revisions\/4972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}