Disabled American Veterans
OVER 1 Million
VETERANS HAVE BEEN
POSITIVELY IMPACTED
EACH YEAR
THE DAV
DAV is a nonprofit charity that provides a lifetime of support for veterans of all generations and their families, helping more than 1 million veterans in positive, life-changing ways each year. The organization provides nearly 626,000 rides for veterans attending medical appointments and assists veterans with more than 250,000 benefit claims annually. In 2017, DAV helped attain more than $4 billion in new and retroactive benefits to care for veterans, their families and survivors.
DAV is also a leader in connecting veterans with meaningful employment, hosting job fairs and providing resources to ensure they have the opportunity to participate in the American Dream their sacrifices have made possible.
With nearly 1,300 chapters and more than 1 million members across the country, DAV empowers our nation’s heroes and their families by helping to provide the resources they need and ensuring our nation keeps the promises made to them.
Our Chapter 5 Namesake
THE DAV's IMPACT
$20 Billion+
in claimant benefits received
625,000+
rides to VA appointments
212,640
VA claims represented in 2018
We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
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Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.
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Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.
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Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.
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Extending DAV’s mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local Chapters.
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Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.
Grave of James L. Whitby and his wife Pauline buried at the Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas. His wife Pauline died in 2018.
