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DAV statement on VA caregiver program requirements
DAV believes VA’s announcement that it “will not remove anyone from the [caregiver] program or decrease any support before we re-examine our current eligibility criteria” i...
Wells Fargo donates vehicle to DAV
The DAV Transportation Network got a generous boost from corporate partners in early December when Wells Fargo and the Northern Virginia-based Jim Koons Automotive Group te...
DAV job fair helps 30-year Army veteran find opportunity
When Alston Cleary enlisted in the Army as a maintenance technician in 1988, it was a four-year commitment to help pay for college. Thirty years later, he retired as a [&he...
DAV addresses VA’s infrastructure realignment recommendations
Earlier this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a series of recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission aimed at modernizing a...
DAV backs bills to revamp military sexual assault claims process
Roughly a quarter of women in the military report that they have experienced some form of sexual harassment during their service, and 1 in 16 report that they have experie...
DAV mourns loss of past executive director
DAV mourns the loss of Garry Augustine, past DAV National Service and Legislative Headquarters executive director, who died on March 14, 2022, in Washington D.C. He was 71....
Seeing the need
Marine veteran devotes life to serving others in his community A North Vietnamese Army bullet had Randy Schmidt’s name on it. Holes on the left and right sides of his [&hel...
Student volunteers in Texas support veteran-focused mobile food pantry
Texas high school students volunteer with veteran mobile food pantry as part of DAV-supported leadership development program With the support of DAV and nonprofit Team Amer...
Skydiving nonprofit gets a lift
DAV supports skydiving charity that gives veterans an emotional lift For Army veteran John Looker, the sense of freedom was as much about finally opening up with his fellow...
He worked to improve veterans’ smiles after finding out VA standards for dental care
U.S. Navy veteran John Macdonald’s work to improve the smiles of hundreds of veterans started four years ago, all because of his heart. No, not because of an overwhelming c...