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DVS News Releases

Portraits of Colonels Barfoot and Sitter to be unveiled at veterans care center PDF
Veterans score four victories during 2009 General Assembly PDF
Governor Kaine Announces Wounded Warrior Grants – Program awards $1.7 million to community programs Website

LATEST UPDATES

Service Disabled Veteran Designation Now Available for SWaM Business Owners PDF
DAV auxiliary units and chapters fund Avenue of Flags for Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery HTML
Innovative partnership is win/win for disabled veterans and employers HTML

Commissioner's Message

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services operates 21 benefit services offices where representatives help veterans and their family members file claims for federal veterans benefits. The agency operates two veterans cemeteries: the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia and the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk. A third state veterans cemetery in Dublin is in the early stages of development.

DVS operates two veterans long-term care facilities. The Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke is a 240-bed facility offering nursing and domiciliary care for veterans. The 160-bed Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center is located in Richmond. The agency also certifies that post-secondary educational institutions meet G.I. Bill funding and eligibility requirements, enabling veterans and family members to pursue educational opportunities.

You've made a personal sacrifice in the service of your country and the Commonwealth. Now, it's our honor to serve you.

Vince Burgess,
Commissioner (Vietnam Veteran)

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