Recently added articles from DAV Magazine:
DAV Mid-Winter 2009 highlights.(Disabled American Veterans conference)(Photograph)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Far left, the Auxiliary's National Adjutant Judith Hezlep, left, and National Commander Sandra Dobmeier were on hand throughout the conference. Left, Department of South Dakota Commander Robert Hill and wife, Kil Suk, along with Past National Commander ...
Agenda for VA reform.(Veterans' Affairs)
May 01, 2009; ... During the 2009 Mid-Winter Conference, National Commander Raymond E. Dempsey delivered the DAV's National Legislative Program to a joint session of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. Commander Dempsey called upon lawmakers to honor America's commitment to veterans, ...
Challenging times: fulfilling our nation's commitment to veterans requires the best efforts of both political parties working together toward the same goals.
May 01, 2009; ... Last year Republicans and Democrats voted overwhelmingly to pass the Department of Veterans Affairs 2009 appropriations on time for a change. The last time Congress approved the VA's budget before the beginning of the new fiscal year was 1996. In fact, the VA, along with ...
Finally, piece of mind for Gulf War Veterans.(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009; ... Now, 17 years after the Gulf War, the congressionally mandated Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses has officially released a 450-page report which confirms that Gulf War Illness is a result of soldiers' exposure to neurotoxic chemicals, including pyridostigmine ...
DAV should address disability compensation.(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009; ... I read the National Commander's testimony given to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and much of what was said was well-spoken and true. However, once again, the DAV has failed to bring up and push for the increase of disability compensation of at least 25 percent that was ...
Recycle DAV Magazines.(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009; ... For those who do not already recycle their copies of DAV Magazine by taking them to a local VA hospital or satellite VA facility, please take the time to do so. Giving them away lets other veterans read our magazine and learn ...
DMZ vets deserve attention.(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009; ... I want to thank you for mentioning the Korea DMZ vets in the March/ April issue of DAV Magazine. As a DMZ vet, I don't hear our story told very much. Our service in Korea was ...
Thanks to nurses.(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009; ... After reading the article "Faces of War Haunt Vietnam Nurse" in the March/ April issue of DAV Magazine, I had to write about my personal experience with the nurses in Vietnam. I was wounded twice in one month. Each time while in the hospital, I received not only very good medical care but ...
DAV Service: on target for former artilleryman.(Disabled American Veterans)(Robert G. Stafford )
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was a rainy day in January 1969 near the demilitarized zone in South Vietnam. The constant activity of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines had turned the ground into a muddy muck as the 105mm howitzer battery delivered artillery support for ...
Veterans legislation introduced.
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lawmakers are taking quick action to improve the lives of women veterans, military retirees and families of severely disabled veterans with legislation introduced early in the 111th Congress. Two similar bills, the Women Veterans Health Care ...
Budget reform bill advances.(Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act)
May 01, 2009; ... After decades of doing business without knowing how much it could spend the following year, the VA health care system would finally have timely and predictable funding under legislation introduced Feb. 12. Lawmakers and veterans' advocates held a joint press conference on ...
New faces on veterans' panels.(List)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a result of the 2008 elections, the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees have some new members in the 111th Congress. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) has retained the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and ...
National Commander Dempsey asks: Does Congress have the will to care for vets?(On Capitol Hill)(Raymond E. Dempsey)(Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act)(Cover story)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] National Commander Raymond E. Dempsey capped the DAV's annual Mid-Winter Conference with a rousing testimony in Washington, Feb. 24, addressing a joint session of the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees. ...
DAV takes lead in United Front.(Disabled American Veterans)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the official voice of America's disabled veterans, the DAV has long been recognized for taking a lead role on vital public policy issues. Whether working alone or in consort with other organizations, the goal is always the same--to make sure that our ...
Powered knee brace to improve mobility: the goal: build an orthotic device to dramatically increase leg function for disabled veterans.
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The grant application was innovative and dynamic enough to convince the DAV Charitable Service Trust to award $283,221 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) toward the research, development and evaluation of a specially designed external knee ...
Reaching out online.(DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY)(veterans service on online social networks and virtual worlds)
May 01, 2009; ... from the NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR In a recent Military Times commentary titled "VFW, Legion must modernize in order to thrive," Air Force veteran Robert F. Dorr took aim at the way established veterans service organizations do business. Dorr's commentary on VSOs ...
Disabled veterans to get recovery checks.(checks from the Department of Veterans Affairs from the government's economic recovery program )
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Veterans who receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs will receive a $250 payment from the government's economic recovery program by June 4. In addition, veterans who are first-time homebuyers can get an income tax credit of ...
Feel good, get involved.(Disabled American Veterans program)
May 01, 2009; ... Want to feel real good about yourself, feel like you are really doing something worthwhile; make a difference in someone's life, make new friends, and have fun doing so? You can, and it's really very easy. Just get involved in the DAV Auxiliary. The theme I chose for my year as ...
DAV National Convention: August 22-25: Sheraton Hotel Denver.(Disabled American Veterans)(Calendar)
May 01, 2009; ... The Mile High City offers visitors the perfect blend of outdoor adventure and urban sophistication. Denver's snowcapped peaks make for the perfect backdrop of this year's convention. Beyond meeting your fellow veterans and influencing the future of the DAV, the city itself ...
Settlement proposed in theft of VA computer equipment.(Veteran's Affairs)
May 01, 2009 ... The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has begun notifying veterans, spouses of veterans and members of the military of a proposed $20 million settlement reached with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in a class action lawsuit about the theft of ...