AdvertisementFor Ailing Vets In Rural Areas, Telemedicine Can Be The CureMay 29, 2013Quil LawrencefacebookEmailHoward Lincoln, 82, lives in the village of White Mountain in Alaska. Lincoln served with the U.S. Army in Korea, where he was seriously wounded in combat and received a Purple Heart. He recently suffered two minor strokes and now "visits" a doctor over a video link, part of a growing trend in the VA. (NPR)