5/17/2012
The Value of Membership
From the National Membership Director
5/15/2012
Memorial Day 2012
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5/15/2012
Ice Warriors
Disabled Hockey Players Display Skill at Washington Capitals Game.
5/14/2012
Disney's Veterans Career Expos
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5/8/2012
Delivering Our Message
National Commander Donald Samuels, in a powerful presentation backed by a supportive standing-room only crowd of hundreds of DAV leaders, told a joint meeting of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs committees that “Congress and the Administration are responsible, morally and legally, for the well-being of veterans, their families and survivors.”
5/3/2012
DAV Stands With Bataan Death March Survivors
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was honored to stand with five former World War II prisoners of war who survived the 1942 Bataan Death March or the siege of Corregidor to call for apologies from Japanese companies that abused these POWs as slave laborers.
5/1/2012
Gulf War Vets Sought for Health Research
Gulf War Illness researcher Beatrice A. Golomb, MD, PhD, is conducting a research study to examine the effects of exposures on the health of Gulf War veterans from the 1990-1991 conflict.
5/1/2012
Upcoming Conventions
Convention returns to Vegas.
5/1/2012
VA, Labor Joint Program Aids Unemployed Veterans
The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) is jointly administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor (DOL).
5/1/2012
DAV and Air Force Veteran Win Battle for Benefits
When Marlene Crespo was discharged from the Air Force with severe asthma, she received a ten-percent disability rating and practically no benefits.
4/24/2012
Members Share Their Service Stories
DAV members and other veterans in the Northern Virginia area came together in January to share their oral histories with interviewers and court reporters as part of the Veterans History Project (VHP).
4/23/2012
ISO: Disabled Veterans Returning Home — WWI to Today
Author and producer Gail Prensky is looking for personal stories to include in developing a book and film project about disabled veterans after they return home from war and how our country has responded to them.
4/17/2012
Veterans Like Tacoma
The glowing letters proudly spelled out for some three million fair-goers, “You’ll like Tacoma.”
4/12/2012
VA Scraps Co-pays for Telehealth
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to exempt in-home video telehealth care from having any required copayment.
4/10/2012
Not Your Dad's Cold War
Whatever injuries you have take a back seat to the events unfolding in front of you.
4/3/2012
Donor Connection Program Set to Expand
The DAV Department of Minnesota’s Donor Connection Program may soon be expanding to other states and communities.
4/2/2012
Free Eye Exams for Working Dogs
With so much riding every day on the good health of these animals, routine checkups are vital.
3/29/2012
Presidential Proclamation -- Vietnam Veterans Day
VIETNAM VETERANS DAY -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -
A PROCLAMATION
3/27/2012
Taking Part in Setting the Agenda
The primary criteria that our members should consider are that legislative or administrative resolutions enhance our mission of service to disabled veterans and their families.
3/26/2012
From Battle to the Screen: The War Wounded of Cinema & Television
The intersection of film, television and war—like Hollywood itself— has scaled the heights of artistic achievement and sunk to the level of exploitative trash.
3/22/2012
Vietnam Veterans Children Sought for Birth Defect Registry
Birth Defect Research for Children is collecting data to examine the effects of service in Vietnam and potential exposure to Agent Orange on the children of Vietnam veterans.
3/21/2012
New Tools Speed Claims
From the National Service Director
3/20/2012
‘Super Trooper’ Joins DAV to Serve Disabled Veterans
Actor and comedian Erik Stolhanske has enlisted with the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Celebrity Volunteer Program to bring cheer to sick and wounded veterans at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and military hospitals around the nation.
3/19/2012
VA Struggles to Meet Mental Health Care Needs
Clearly, ten years of war have taken a toll on
the mental health of American military forces.
3/13/2012
Budget Battles Delay Funding
President Obama has signed into law a catch-all federal budget for fiscal year 2012 that provides $58.5 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
3/12/2012
Disabled Veterans Use Adaptive Sports in Rehabilitation
VA’s 26th Winter Sports Clinic Begins March 25 in Snowmass, Colo.
3/8/2012
Fully Developed Claims Partnership Works
For a decade, the VA’s Chicago regional office was called the toughest place in America to win a veteran’s disability claim.
3/7/2012
Education Center Planned for Vietnam Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., commonly called The Wall, may soon have an addition that will be a place where the stories and sacrifice of those who served in our nation’s military will be honored and remembered.
2/29/2012
Veterans Outreach Goes to School
For DAV Chapters looking to expand their outreach efforts in the community, here’s a hint: make some collegiate friends willing to share their passion for
veterans issues as well as their access to a hearty spread of deli sandwiches.
2/21/2012
Volunteer Opportunities Abound
From the National Director of Voluntary Services.
2/17/2012
DAV Releases Mid-Winter Talking Points
Budget includes increases for health care and benefits programs, but some concerns remain.
2/16/2012
VA Rolls Out New Support Tools
The VA is expanding its suicide prevention efforts through several new initiatives including a text messaging to the existing Veterans Crisis Line.
2/15/2012
Burn Pit Health Effects
Data Lacking in Study.
2/14/2012
Counseling Hotline Serves Guard, Reserve
The National Guard has set up a toll-free, peer-to-peer counseling hotline to provide Guard members and all reserve component members the ability to speak with counselors on the phone or online.
2/9/2012
DAV Hosts Senate Committee Chair for Virtual Townhall Meeting
Senator Patty Murray checks in with DAV's Facebook fans Thursday, Feb. 9, at 2: 15 pm (EST).
2/3/2012
VA Adds 47 Vessels to Agent Orange Exposure List
Crews may be eligible for disability compensation.
2/3/2012
President’s Plan Would Put Veterans to Work
National parks preservation program to employ 20,000 vets.
2/2/2012
G.I.s and GI
While traumatic brain injury has been deemed the “signature injury” of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, another unseen condition has medical
professionals seeking answers, as well as the continued
research funding to find them.
2/2/2012
VA Caregiver Hotline Marks One Year of Service
Feb. 1 marks the one-year anniversary.
2/2/2012
VA Maternity Care Changes
The VA has amended the benefits package for women veterans receiving VA maternity care.
2/2/2012
DAV Urges Veterans’ Option for Appeals Hearings
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to make Board of
Veterans Appeals (BVA) video hearings
more common and move away
from offering veterans the option of
a face-to-face field or central office
hearings.
1/30/2012
Disabled Veterans Memorial Nears Fruition
Extensive preparatory work is set to begin in
Washington at the future home of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, setting up what hopefully is a forthcoming start of construction.
1/25/2012
Battling for Veteran's Cold Injury Disabilities
He sought the assistance of several veterans groups but was frustrated by their
lack of service. “Then I called the DAV, and that was the best move I ever made.”
1/24/2012
VA Offers Credit Monitoring for Information Release
The VA will provide free credit monitoring for more than 2,200 veterans whose personal information was posted to the genealogy website Ancestry.com after a mistaken release of data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
1/23/2012
Critical Issues for Veterans
The Independent Budget Critical Issues Report
released by AMVETS, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars is designed to alert the administration, Congress, VA and the public to those issues that deserve special scrutiny and attention.
1/20/2012
Volunteers, Community Repair Disabled Veteran's Home
Scott St. John of Duluth, Minn., is a disabled veteran who needed help.
1/18/2012
Burden of War Growing
A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center
reveals serious long-term implications for veterans’
health care and benefits.
1/11/2012
Build ‘Burgers’ for DAV
Omaha Steaks announced that the charity creating the most virtual burgers on its new Facebook application “Omaha Steaks Ultimate Burger Experience” will receive a $25,000 donation.
1/6/2012
Veterans’ Jobs Bill Signed Into Law
President Barack Obama addressed a group of veterans, including Washington Headquarters Executive Director Barry Jesinoski, prior to signing the VOW to Hire Heroes Act into law.
1/3/2012
Application Window Extended for Gulf War Illness Claims
An additional five years to qualify.
12/27/2011
A Part of Our Mission
Mid-Winter Conference, February 26-29, 2012
12/19/2011
Archi's Acres
Charitable Service Trust Supports Unique Farming Program.
12/14/2011
New Figures Show Decline in Homelessness Among Veterans
The number of homeless veterans in our nation dropped nearly 12 percent between January 2010 and January 2011, according to the VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
12/14/2011
Women Veterans Share Stories of Military Service
Women have a long, proud tradition of military service that often is overlooked.
12/13/2011
375 Years of Value and Vigilance
Happy Birthday to the Army National Guard.
12/12/2011
Service Training Program Wins Praise
The DAV’s Structured and Continuing Service
Training Program has once again been approved
by the American Council on Education (ACE) as the
best training program for National Service Of cers
(NSOs).
12/9/2011
Nation’s War Dead Deserve Dignity and Respect
DAV shares the public outrage over improper handling of remains.
12/6/2011
70th Anniversary - Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
12/1/2011
Military Appreciation Monday again tops $1M in donations
The DAV Department of Oklahoma’s Mobile Service Unit is a symbol of service and gratitude for veterans in the Sooner State.
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