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3/8/2010

Mint Honors Disabled Vets

Honor our brave veterans with your purchase of this commemorative coin from the U.S. Mint more...
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3/4/2010

DAV Recognizes President for Supporting Veterans Health Care Budget Reform

American Veterans (DAV) National Commander Roberto “Bobby” Barrera today presented a personalized commemorative baseball bat to President Barack Obama to recognize his support for the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act and going to bat for veterans more...
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3/4/2010

Brain Injury Awareness Month Highlights Facts About Head Trauma

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, has been labeled a "signature injury" of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan more...

3/3/2010

Commander Testifies Before Joint Session of House, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

During the 2010 Mid-Winter Conference, National Commander Roberto “Bobby” Barrera delivered the DAV’s National Legislative Program to a joint session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees more...

3/2/2010

New Bill to Help Troops Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits

Yesterday, Rep. Tim Bishop (NY-1) and lead cosponsor Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) introduced the Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act more...

3/1/2010

Nine Decades and Moving Forward

In the midst of a just and worthy cause, it’s easy to take for granted what we have earned as a community more...

3/1/2010

Message from the National Commander: A Wise Investment

“Safely investing one’s money requires study of the markets and a reasonable understanding of its forces more...

3/1/2010

Message from the National Adjutant: The Commander Takes to the Hill

When National Commander Bobby Barrera speaks, people listen more...

3/1/2010

Helping Gulf War Veterans

The Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans recently concluded more than a year of exhaustive research, producing a comprehensive set of recommendations to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki titled, “Changing the Culture: Placing Care Before Process.” more...

2/26/2010

Family Caregivers Play Vital Role

Serious disabilities such as amputations, brain injury and spinal cord injuries don’t just affect the veteran; they also affect the family of the survivor more...

2/24/2010

Partnership Creates Outdoor Opportunities for Disabled Vets

Joel Jimenez hadn’t fired a gun since he left Vietnam, where he served in 1969 and 1970 more...

2/23/2010

DAV Flight Team Unveils 2010 Schedule

Click to find out when a DAV Flight Team B-25 will be at an airshow near you!

2/23/2010

Membership Fee Temporarily Lowered to $20

Department of California Adjutant Dan Contreras’ experience with information seminars about veterans benefits spans years more...

2/23/2010

Veterans’ Policy, Funding Plan Makes Real Difference

As our nation closes in on a decade of sustained combat operations, another 30,000 American troops are bound for Afghanistan, even as others are poised to be withdrawn from Iraq more...

2/17/2010

Talking Points for the 2010 DAV Mid-Winter Conference

Please click to view the Talking Points for the 2010 DAV Mid-Winter Conference more...
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2/3/2010

Administration’s Budget Affirms Commitment

The Disabled American Veterans and the other coauthors of The Independent Budget (IB)—AMVETS, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars who collectively represent millions of veterans more...

1/25/2010

Vet Walking Across America

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1/25/2010

For Love of Liberty

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1/25/2010

VA to Begin Recovery of Post-9/11 GI Bill Advance Payments

The Department of Veterans Affairs is beginning the process of recovering advance payments made available during the fall 2009 semester to Veterans and servicemembers who applied for education benefits more...
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1/19/2010

AirVenture 2010 to Honor DAV

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12/30/2009

Real American Fighters Tees

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12/15/2009

Company Helps Welcome Home Troops, Supports DAV

KDF Reprographics, Inc. of Rockleigh, NJ announces the launch of its Free Banners for Troops program. This program will provide the families of troops serving abroad with a free welcome home banner just in time for the holiday season more...

12/10/2009

Funding Increase Approved

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) congratulates the House and Senate conferees who last night approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Bill more...
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12/3/2009

VA To Survey Veteran Households

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a national survey of Veterans, active duty service members, activated National Guard and reserve members, and family members and survivors to learn if they are aware of VA services more...
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