Governor Terry McAuliffe broke ground Oct. 26 on the new Puller Veterans Care Center at Vint Hill in Fauquier County. The 128-bed long-term care and rehabilitation facility will be built on 30 acres located on the former Vint Hill Farms Station.

College representatives will provide information about NOVA programs, workforce development and financial aid. NOVA-Woodbridge Military Appreciation Day will be held in the Lakeside Theatre, located on the first floor of the Seefeldt Building (WS). The event is free and open to the public.

The National Park Service (NPS) is actively working to remove paint that was poured and sprayed on the General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson monument at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The vandalism happened overnight and was discovered at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4.

US Congressman Rob Wittman, who represents part of Prince William County, invites high school and middle school students, their parents, and school counselors to Academy Day 2017 on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9–11 a.m. at General Alfred A. Gray Marine Corps Research Center, 2040 Broadway Street on Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Prince William Area Agency on Aging's Wills for Vets program is set to help Prince William, Manassas and Manassas Park veterans draw up legal documents. Interested veterans will need to attend three meetings to get things in order. All of the Saturday meetings will be at the Woodbridge Senior Center at 13850 Church Hill Drive in Woodbridge. Each meeting will concentrate on one legal document and last 90 minutes.

Admiral John C. Harvey Jr., who opened the new Virginia Office in Veterans Affairs in Manassas in July is leaving Virginia government for the Institute for Defense Analyses as the Director of Strategy, Forces and Resources Division. Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised his "leadership in making Virginia the first state in the nation to functionally end veteran homelessness."

Governor Terry McAuliffe has appointed CSM Victor S. Angry, ARNG (Ret.) and Lee Odems, both of Woodbridge, to state boards, according to a news release from the Governor's Office.

WASHINGTON - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, July 14 backed House passage of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18 NDAA).