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18May2020
Fort Stewart Area Virtual Career Fair for Military, Thursday, May 21, 2020
Welcome to the Recruit Military Fort Stewart Area Virtual Career Fair for Veterans. Connecting Veterans with employers. Online Recruiting Event Open to all US Military Job Seekers and Spouse. May 21, 2020 Register here
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14May2020
A conference of giants
National Commander Butch Whitehead Advocates converge in Washington to expand and safeguard veterans benefits At the halfway point of his tenure leading DAV through its centennial year, National Commander Butch Whitehead shared…
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12May2020
Pandemic pivot: Virtual fairs help veterans land jobs
DAV sees an influx of participants in virtual job fairs as much of the nation remains in isolation While fears of layoffs and the spike in unemployment have been daily headlines as the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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12May2020
Walking a familiar path
Marine Corps veteran Dennis Eggers before being sent to Vietnam. Returning with the physical and psychological scars of war, he sought VA benefits and health care after an information seminar with DAV service officers. DAV benefits…
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11May2020
Virtual Education Expo, Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Welcome to the Recruit Military Western Region Virtual Career Fair for Veterans. Connecting Veterans with employers. Online Recruiting Event Open to all US Military Job Seekers and Spouse. May 12, 2020 Register here
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11May2020
Dallas Area Virtual Career Fair for Veterans, Thursday, May 14, 2020
Welcome to the Recruit Military Western Region Virtual Career Fair for Veterans. Connecting Veterans with employers. Online Recruiting Event Open to all US Military Job Seekers and Spouse. May 14, 2020 Register here
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08May2020
Softening the landing
Army veteran turns to former barracks roommate, DAV service officer for help with VA claim The jump was anything but routine. The air was frigid, and visibility was next to zero in the pitch-black night. As paratroopers began…
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08May2020
DAV supports legislation to improve veteran caregiver benefits, programs
DAV supports two pieces of legislation—introduced in both the House and the Senate—that would improve the current Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. The Transparency and Effective…
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05May2020
Technology fueling human connection
How one DAV chapter is using video conferencing to maintain a sense of normalcy during national period of isolation Physicist, screenwriter and author, Leonard Mlodinow, once said that “social connection is such a basic feature…
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05May2020
PTSD breakthrough
Jonathan Lubecky, a veteran of the Marine Corps and Army, poses with a .50-caliber sniper rifle at Balad Air Base, Iraq, in 2006. MDMA shows promise healing mental trauma in FDA-approved clinical trials When it comes to treating…