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...
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...
The Role of Genuine Service Animals for Veterans
Man’s best friend can be a life-changing ‘medical device’ for disabled veterans, but lack of regulation may be causing more access issues than it’s solving In 2013, a hands...
DAV Charitable Service Trust donates 1 million dollars to aid veterans discharge upgrade program
The Veterans Consortium (TVC) Discharge Upgrade Program has received a $1 million grant from the DAV Charitable Service Trust (Trust), an organization that is affiliated wi...
VA Denying Other than Honorable Discharge Benefits
A core mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs is to provide health care to veterans, especially those who have disabilities related to their service. Recently, DAV l...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...