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  • Virginia War Memorial Breaks Ground for the Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center PDF

  • Virginia War Memorial to Break Ground for the Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center PDF

  • GRANT OPPORTUNITY: State seeks applicants for veterans healthcare funding PDF

  • Wreaths to be laid on all graves at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery; Ceremony to be held December 13 PDF

  • Wreaths Across America observance to be held at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia December 13 PDF

  • Regional directors join Wounded Warrior Program PDF

  • State veterans cemeteries to host open house on Veterans Day PDF

  • Veterans Day ceremony to be held at the Virginia War Memorial PDF

  • Remote locations announced for Wounded Warrior Summit PDF

  • Help available for veterans filing for economic stimulus payment; deadline for filing is October 15 PDF

  • Secretary of American Battle Monuments Commission to Speak at Massing of Colors Ceremony PDF

  • Summit on working with veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan slated for November 6 and 7 PDF

  • Wounded Warrior Program Seeks Regional Directors PDF

  • Deed to be transferred for new state veterans cemetery in Dublin PDF

  • Bike run to benefit veterans and lay wreath at Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia PDF

  • Former Hanoi Hilton Prisoner of War to Speak at Virginia War Memorial PDF

  • Captain Catherine Wilson Hired for Virginia Wounded Warrior Program PDF

  • Veterans to receive honorary high school diplomas PDF

  • Virginia Department of Veterans Services and IRS partner to help veterans PDF

  • Help available for veterans in the Fairfax and other Northern Virginia areas PDF

  • Veterans May Be Eligible for Honorary High School Diplomas PDF

  • Ceremonies Honoring Veterans to Be Held May 26 at State Veterans Cemeteries PDF

  • Executive Director Sought for Wounded Warrior Initiative PDF

  • Veterans Town Hall Meetings Scheduled PDF | WORD

  • VA data shows increase in number of Virginia Veterans PDF

  • Virginia is for Heroes Conference slated for Hampton Roads PDF

  • Study identifies optimal location for state veterans cemetery PDF

  • Veterans Day open house planned for veterans cemeteries in Suffolk and Amelia PDF

  • Study shows need for additional veterans care facilities in Virginia PDF

  • Richmond area veterans to be served at multiple locations PDF

  • State opens new veterans care center PDF

  • Virginia's first conference on polytrauma and combat stress in returning military personnel slated for October 17 PDF

  • Virginia's veterans cemeteries growing in popularity PDF

  • Danville Forum Will Examine Long-Term Care for Veterans PDF

  • Danville Office Relocating PDF

  • New itinerant location at Smith Mountain Lake PDF

  • Forums Will Examine Long-Term Care for Veterans PDF
  • Ceremonies Honoring Veterans to Be Held May 28 at State Veterans Cemeteries PDF
  • Veterans Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for Richmond PDF
  • Tidewater Veterans Benefit Services Office Relocating PDF
  • Veterans Town Hall Meetings Scheduled PDF
  • Veterans Benefits Service Office Now Located at Salem VA Medical Center PDF
  • Veterans Day (November 8, 2006) PDF
  • DVS employees honor veterans by running in the ntellos 8K run (November 8, 2006) PDF
  • Veterans Day Closing (November 6, 2006) PDF
  • New location in Chatham--revised (September 18, 2006) PDF | WORD
  • Veterans Expo Poster Radio Advertisement (September 18, 2006) MP3
  • Veterans Expo Slated for September 16 2006 in Wytheville (August 24, 2006) PDF
  • Veterans Services and WalMart Team Up (August 11, 2006) PDF
  • Spouses of Military Service Members Killed and Disabled Now Eligible for Education Benefits (August 7, 2006) PDF | WORD
  • Virginia War Orphans Education Program Renamed and Expanded (July 6, 2006) PDF | WORD
  • Governor Kaine Directs State Agencies to Look for Opportunities to Improve Services to Veterans (June 29, 2006) PDF | WORD
  • Governor Kaine Signs Legislation Granting In-State Tuition to Military Families; Signs bills establishing family support fund, “Support Our Troops” License Plate (June 19, 2006)  Click Here
  • Virginia National Guard and Reservists Could Be Affected By Recent VA Data Loss; Veterans Also Affected (June 8, 2006) PDF | Word

 

Back Fence Series

On Sunday, April 2, 2006, the Richmond Times Dispatch printed the first two in a series of columns on veterans issues. The articles will be available on this site as they are made available from the Richmond Times Dispatch.

  • Back Fence Series 1: "Veterans Can Play Vital Role On Homefront Battleground" & "Through Actions, Commitment Military Veterans Love Virginia" PDF
  • Back Fence Series 2: "Agency Does Much to Aid Virginia’s Veterans" & "How Do Armed Forces Get Recruits?" PDF
  • Back Fence Series 3: "Does Virginia Love Veterans? No, But Relationship Grows" & "Selfless Service and Courage Define the AmericanWarrior", & "How Will Military Solve the Recruiting Dilemmas It Faces?" PDF
  • Back Fence Series 4: "MacArthur Was Right When He Said: 'Old Soldiers Never Die" & "Support for Veterans Remains High, But More Can BeDone" PDF
  • Back Fence Series 5: "Memories of Vietnam Service Remain Vivid 40 Years Later" & "When Veterans Vote, They Should Look at Records" PDF
  • Back Fence Series 6: "Veterans’ Organization Works To Help Injured Servicemen" & "U.S. Veterans Might Insist That Iraqis Shape Iraq’s Future" PDF
  • Back Fence Series 7 : "Don’t Consider America’s Armed Forces ‘Victims’ ", "Virginia Agencies, Assembly Aid State’s Veterans", & "Assembly Appreciates What Military Has Done" PDF

 


These articles are made availabe by permission from the Richmond Times Dispatch

Articles

  • The Progress Index OP-ED article: "Virginia supports our troops" July 16, 2006 PDF
  • Richmond Times Dispatch article: "Va. Veterans agency bars home use of its laptops" June 21, 2006 PDF
  • Richmond Times Dispatch article: "Burgess wins state's Lifetime honor for transportation saftey" June 5, 2006 PDF
  • Roanoke Times article: "Stately Homecomings" June 24, 2006 PDF
  • Richmond Times Dispatch article: "Memorial: Together, Joint Council Fights for Veterans' Issues" November 26, 2006 PDF
  • Richmond Times Dispatch article: "More True Stories: On the Dangers of War, Navy Wives, and the Absurd" November 26, 2006 PDF

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