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Tag: Veterans Service Update

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A Marine helps his own

Vietnam veteran turns to DAV for help with lasting effects of war Dennis Reichert struggles daily with what he experienced in Vietnam. Memories of fierce combat haunt the M...

News | Nov 25, 2019
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A friend’s final favor

Air Force veteran connects late friend’s spouse with DAV and assists her with death benefits claim When Vicki Walters’ husband passed away unexpectedly in March, she was le...

News | Nov 21, 2019
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DAV returns to the Ivy League

Trust supports veterans through Harvard Veterans Legal Clinic Since being chartered by Congress in 1932, DAV has filed more than 11.5 million VA claims, resulting in more t...

News | Oct 16, 2019
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Tackling veteran suicide

Legislation introduced in the Senate and House aim to end national epidemic The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 20 veterans die of suicide every day. And whil...

News | Oct 01, 2019
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My real ‘Alive Day’

The date he was injured—and the date he truly began living Bobby Barrera had been in Vietnam for six weeks when a massive explosion rocked his vehicle, causing severe burns...

News | Sep 26, 2019
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Worth the fight

DAV helps connect Air Force veteran, survivor of domestic abuse and military sexual trauma, with VA compensation Rhomauda Vercher was determined to make a career out of the...

News | Sep 19, 2019
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Gone too soon

DAV helps Army veteran leave lasting legacy for family after burn pit cancer battle Seven-year-old Cole McNorrill wore his mother’s dog tags and Army uniform to career day ...

News | Sep 17, 2019