ERLANGER, Ky. – DAV (Disabled American Veterans) has announced a generous $200,000 donation from Ford Motor Co. to help support free transportation to medical appointments for America’s ill and injured veterans. A special check presentation will take place Aug. 9 at the 2025 DAV and Auxiliary National Convention in Las Vegas.

The gift will fund the purchase of five new vehicles for the DAV Transportation Network, which operates a nationwide fleet through which volunteers provide disabled veterans with free transportation to and from Department of Veterans Affairs medical appointments.

Ford Motor Co.’s support of America’s veterans began in 1922 when Henry Ford provided
50 Model-Ts to help disabled World War I veterans attend the second DAV national convention in San Francisco.

“Millions of veterans have benefited from the generosity Ford Motor Co. has displayed for more than a century,” said DAV National Commander Daniel Contreras. “We are grateful for their continued support of the DAV Transportation Network that ensures veterans in need can get to their much-needed medical appointments.”

Since 1987, Ford Motor Co. has donated a total of 274 vehicles to DAV’s fleet. Last year, the DAV Transportation Network provided more than 235,000 rides for veterans to make their medical appointments. Volunteer drivers covered over 9.3 million miles and invested 586,000 volunteer hours.