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Natural disasters. Health care inequity. Disability accessibility. These are the types of universal issues being tackled by Veterans who come through DAV Patriot Boot Camp, an entrepreneurship program for the military and veteran community.

Soon after Marine Veteran Alan Parvis left the military in [...]

Many people are familiar with the nonprofit organization DAV (Disabled American Veterans).  Founded in 1920, DAV continues its service today by providing guidance to Veterans from all generations on their claims and benefit options and by offering no-cost transportation to VA medical facilities. Nearly a decade ago, the DAV expanded its support of service members and Veterans by creating an employment program. 

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy and Army Veteran Mark Moore, who served in two military branches and is a national area supervisor at DAV.

DAV's Patriot Boot Camp is dedicated to providing Veterans a renewed purpose and ability to contribute to our economy through entrepreneurship.

Army, Coast Guard, Veteran amputee Gayle-Jayne Allyson completed her first Winter Clinic run in a bi-ski at Snowmass Village in Colorado.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Stanley C. Ashford, who served as a paratrooper and senior noncommissioned officer.

Veterans at the Disabled American Veterans’ Women Veterans Seminar took White Ribbon pledge to end harassment and sexual assault.

Family members of Veterans are currently facing two challenges – supporting the Veteran they love with all they are thinking and feeling and coping with their own thoughts and feelings. VA has resources and information for both of these challenges.

Nearly every COVID-19 death in the Veteran community and U.S. as a whole is entirely preventable through getting a vaccine, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said July 31 at the DAV National Convention in Tampa.

In a sign of pre-pandemic times, Disabled American Veterans volunteers met May 22 to clean the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The 35th Annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic will look a bit different but the mission remains the same. This year’s five-day event, sponsored by VA and DAV, will be held virtually.