National Salute To Veteran Patients Week is here and El Pasoans are asked to help cheer up sick or injured veterans with Valentines Day cards.<\/p>\n
Valentines Day is right around the corner and many veterans in El Paso and throughout the Borderland are going to spend it laid up in the hospital.<\/p>\n
Let’s show them some 915 love and put smiles on their faces with a TON of Valentines Day cards and well wishes between now and the 14th.<\/p>\n
It’s not just Valentines Day cards, you can do other things to show our veterans that we care about them and appreciate their service during\u00a0National Salute to Veteran Patients Week<\/a> and throughout the rest of the year.<\/p>\n You Can Send Also Cards To Active Duty Military<\/p>\n The El Paso VA Healthcare System is inviting community members to take part in National Salute to Veteran Patients Week by sending Valentine\u2019s Day cards to veterans receiving care at its facilities.<\/p>\n The national observance runs from Feb. 8 through Feb. 14 and is held annually during the week of Valentine\u2019s Day to encourage visits, volunteer service and messages of gratitude for hospitalized veterans. –\u00a0KVIA<\/a><\/p>\n What Can I Do For El Paso Veterans?<\/p>\n You can send a Valentines Day card to a veteran, (or veterans) by mailing them here:<\/p>\n El Paso VA Healthcare System\/ATTN: Center for Development and Civic Engagement<\/p>\n 5001 N. Piedras Street<\/p>\n El Paso, Tx 79930.<\/p>\n What Is National Salute to Veteran Patients Week?<\/p>\n National Salute to Veteran Patients Week was established to honor veterans receiving care at VA medical centers and to strengthen connections between veterans and the communities they served. – KVIA<\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE: Unique, “El Paso” Valentines Gifts<\/a><\/p>\n The Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> also suggests doing other things … throughout the entire year, not just holidays … for vets including in person visits, “virtual” and “in person” volunteer efforts, donating reading\/hobby supplies and more.<\/p>\n Learn more by contacting the Veterans Administration at\u00a0volunteer.va.gov<\/a>\u00a0or contact the El Paso VA Healthcare offices directly by calling\u00a0915-564-6100, email\u00a0elpcdce@va.gov<\/a>\u00a0 or you can\u00a0visit the El Paso VA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Top 10 Trending Gifts For Valentines Day 2026<\/p>\n Valentine\u2019s Day 2026 is all about personalization, experiences, and creative twists on classics. Whether you\u2019re shopping for a partner, a best friend, or someone you admire, this year\u2019s top trending gifts mix heartfelt keepsakes, interactive moments, and both playful and luxurious surprises.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: US104.9<\/p>\n Facts To Know About Veterans Day<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: DreDay <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National Salute To Veteran Patients Week is here and El Pasoans are asked to help cheer up sick…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,143,223,4492],"class_list":{"0":"post-158882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news","11":"tag-local-el-paso","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-public-service-charity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}