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VA continues debt collection pause
On January 22, President Biden signed an executive order extending the VA’s Debt Management Center’s suspension of debt collection from veterans—affecting approximately 2 m...
On the road to recovery
DAV connects two-time Purple Heart recipient with emergency community care after he suffers a serious motorcycle accident Ryan Scott-Fleming received the Purple Heart twice...
A light in the darkness
Record-setting year for DAV’s Disaster Relief Program provides hope to veterans and their families during difficult times Whether the result of concerns for the health and ...
Staying connected
Donated supplies keep wounded veterans connected during pandemic DAV donated 50 Samsung Galaxy A tablets, backpacks, pens, travel mugs and key chains to patients at Walter ...
Fighting on
Keeping up veterans advocacy amid a pandemic After a turbulent end to 2020, we are starting the new year—and the 117th Congress—under the continued safety precautions of th...
Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
President signs comprehensive Before the end of the 116th Congress, President Donald Trump signed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Ac...
Lasting valor
How a DAV member and courageous warrior became the first living African American World War II Medal of Honor recipient Of the seven Black World War II Army veterans to [&he...
Statement on Capitol Attack
As veterans who have sacrificed to support and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic, DAV abhors and rejects the insurrectionist acts perpetrated at...
DAV 5K goes virtual
Annual event to honor veterans hosts With the health and wellness of its participants at the forefront, DAV transitioned its traditional in-person 5K in Cincinnati to a vir...
VA debt relief to continue beyond 2020
Veterans and family members who have an overpayment—or debt—with the VA could be eligible for temporary debt relief due to the financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pa...