U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CMV - News Update

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans will meet on December 12-14, 2017, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Sonny Montgomery Conference Room 230, Washington, DC.  On December 12th the session will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.; on December 13th the session will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m.; and on December 14th, the session will begin at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 1:00 p.m.  This meeting is open to the public. [From Federal Register]

Everyday, millions of hardworking Americans report to their places of duty all across the country, and these civil servants quietly work to make your lives better, safer, healthier, more productive.  Today, we in the Veterans Benefits Administration want you to know who we are.  We want you to know that many of us are you, and we want to share with you what it is we do and why we care. [From VAntage Point]

When leaving the service, women are often faced with a slew of challenges as they try to assimilate into civilian life. [From The Atlantic]

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Thomas Claw.  Thomas served during World War II from 1943 to December 1945 as a Navajo Code Talker with the First Marine Division. [From VAntage Point]

We honor his service.

As VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration, we often write about the VA benefits that Veterans, service members and dependents can take advantage of, and while there are many of those, there are also many financial programs and services and benefits extended to Veterans and their families from our partner agencies outside of VA. [From VAntage Point]

Employees with the Phoenix VA Health Care System teamed up with the Veterans Benefits Administration and Veterans service organizations to hold an outreach event for Native American Veterans on the White Mountain Apache Reservation, Nov. 14. [From VAntage Point]