Debbie Kang

Veterans

There are many types

Young and old, male and female

They serve this country

This collage represents the VA employee I work with and the VA population we serve.

The left represents the person I’ve been working with:

a younger female veteran that is able to achieve her educational and career goals with the help of the military. She was deployed in Germany and is a mother of two.

The right represents the majority of the veterans we serve at the Philadelphia VA Center: predominately older men who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The middle connects and divides the VA worker and the veterans via camo:

• Barriers: inaccessibility/technology, mental health and financial issues, stereotypes.

• Similarities: missions, training, and community

An important message from the amazing VA worker: "Not all veterans are crazy or violent"