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>Memorial Day</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate_americas_freedoms.asp" >Celebrating America's Freedoms</a></li> </ol> </li> <li class="accessible-megamenu-panel-group"> <h3><span class="panelheader">Special Events</span></h3> <ol class="accessible-megamenu-lvl3"> <li><a href="https://www.va.gov/adaptivesports/" >Adaptive Sports Program</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.creativeartsfestival.va.gov/" >Creative Arts Festival</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/gag/" >Golden Age Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/ssc/" >Summer Sports Clinic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/tee/" >Training - Exposure - Experience (TEE) Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/wcg/" >Wheelchair Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/wsc/" >Winter Sports Clinic</a></li> </ol> </li> </ol> </div> </li> <li class="accessible-megamenu-top-nav-item"><!-- Begin Locations --> 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********** --> <!-- //// *** BODY COPY STARTS HERE ***//// --> <p> Welcome to the VA Software Document Library! This web site has redacted documentation on the various nationally released software applications created and/or used by the VA in its mission to provide the best service to our nation's veterans. </p> <p> Within the sections, each application has two folders: active and archive. The active folder contains the current artifacts while the archive folders contains older artifacts which may not be applicable to all software versions and its users. </p> <p> There are three ways to find a document: </p> <p> <strong>1. 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