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WASHINGTON - With motor vehicle crashes being a leading cause of deaths among combat veterans during the first years after their return home, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Defense (DOD) are working together to reduce these accidents.

As celebrations and social gatherings begin to spring up during this holiday season, I would like to remind everyone to please be safe and responsible, especially on the road where many lives, not just your own, are at risk. December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, an effort aimed to reduce the incidences of impaired driving accidents and deaths.

Regrowing a fingertip cut off in an accident sounds like something from a futuristic movie. But with innovative technology developed by the U.S. Army, such regrowth is possible today.