DAV - DC National Service Office

03/20/2020

DAV COVID-19 Update

Please be advised the DC National Service Office is open for business however, at this time we are a no contact office. As we get more information we will post it for all our Nation’s heroes, family members, and supporters. Thank you for your patience as we all adjust accordingly.

Please see the latest announcement from our National Adjutant Marc Burgess.

01/05/2020

12/11/2019

We are thankful Travis Armenta has been acknowledged for his time served in combat.

*The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.

10/30/2019

Byron Fuller, who rose through the Navy ranks before retiring as a rear admiral, died Friday afternoon.

10/03/2019

Happy Anniversary!

Please help me congratulate Travis Armenta for 3 years of outstanding service to service members, veterans, and the DAV!

Travis is a dedicated Transition Service Officer out of Fort Belvior, VA. He is instrumental in ensuring transitioning service members’ VA claims are accurately processed before exiting the service.

10/02/2019

Most of the 2,000-plus people who gathered in the Florida heat Tuesday didn't know Edward Pearson. They knew little, if anything, about the life of the 80-year-old Army veteran.

08/07/2019

DID YOU KNOW?

As of June 6, 2019, The VA Mission Act of 2018 allows you to utilize Urgent Care. There are stipulations so be sure to read about it. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.

For more information:

https://www.va.gov/communitycare/pubs/factsheets.asp

https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/docs/pubfiles/factsheets/VA-FS_Urgent-Care.pdf

Informational fact sheets about VHA Office of Community Care programs for Veterans and their beneficiaries.

08/07/2019

Introducing the newly elected National Commander 2019-2020, Stephen Whitehead. Commander Whitehead is a disabled Minnesota Army National Guard veteran of the Iraq War.

05/08/2017

Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony-Award winner Laurence Fishburne will join Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna to host the 28th annual edition of PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert!

05/01/2017

Breach those minefields!

A mine-clearing line charge rocket is launched from an M1 assault breacher vehicle operated by 4th Infantry Division soldiers during a combined arms live-fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Emily Houdershieldt

05/01/2017

On Friday, April 28th, The Charles George VA Medical Center paused to acknowledge and thank our volunteers during a recognition luncheon.
For Volunteer Week, this year's theme is a owl and the slogan is,
"Whooooo Makes a Difference? Yooooooou Do!"