Posted on Apr 7, 2026
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DAV is an organization of veterans helping veterans.
The reasons are as individual as our members. Some join for the fellowship at our more than 1,200 local chapters. Some for the inspiring national events. Others for opportunities to serve their fellow veterans and their families. And many join to continue the fight to support the rights and benefits of all veterans. DAV understands the needs of veterans because we are veterans—1 million strong. We invite you to join our cause.
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CLAIM: TCAVA is the biggest veterans bill in a generation and represents a once in a lifetime opportunity.
REALITY: Proponents of TCAVA fail to acknowledge the historic Honoring Our PACT Act (~$277 billion), the MISSION Act (~$50 billion), the Choice Act (~$35 billion) and the Post-9/11 GI Bill (~$70 billion), all of which were approved without PAYGO cuts or other significant savings provisions. Similarly, the Forever GI Bill, the original Caregiver bill, the Hannon veterans mental healthcare bill, the Clay Hunt suicide prevention bill and the COMPACT Act were also enacted without offsets or saving provisions. And all of these bills were backed by a united VSO and veterans community and a bipartisan coalition in Congress. That has been the pattern for generations.
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There is remarkable consensus across the veterans community. Combat-disabled veterans deserve full benefits. Survivors deserve more support. Caregivers deserve meaningful resources. Veteran suicide demands action. The sticking point is Section 108. Remove it.
Before there was modern veterans advocacy, there was the Bonus Army.
In 1932, thousands of World War I veterans traveled to Washington, D.C., seeking early payment of promised service bonuses as the Great Depression had devastated American families.
By June, thousands of veterans had set up camp in Washington within view of the Capitol. On July 28, 1932, the police arrived to move them out and a riot erupted which resulted in police shooting and killing two men. The U.S. Army—led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur—was called and forcibly evicted the Bonus Army.
Soldiers, some who served in combat with the protesters, were ordered to violently disperse the veterans with tanks and tear gas. The Bonus Army March became one of the most defining moments in veterans history—and a powerful reminder that supporting veterans cannot end when the uniform comes off.
That mission still drives DAV today.