DAV Department of Ohio

11/02/2022

DAV is delighted to hear that former Washington Headquarters Executive Director Garry Augustine has been selected for the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Garry is one of 20 inductees in this year’s class and one of two who will be inducted posthumously. He joins DAV founder and Cincinnati native Robert S. Marx, who was inducted in 1993. You can read about Garry’s impact and dedication to veterans here: http://dav.la/37g

09/16/2022

https://dvs.ohio.gov/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-news-and-events/news/ODVS-Announces-2022-Ohio-Veterans-HOF-Class

The Ohio Department of Veterans Services today announced the members of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2022.

09/12/2022

Harlan Frank Plummer
December 15, 1919 - September 9, 2022

Visit Harlan's memorial page to share a memory or send condolences to the family, read the obituary, and find the upcoming events.

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08/17/2022

A very good Summery on faq on the PACT Act

08/08/2022

Department if Ohio Dinner night/ Fun night
33 D.A.V. and Auxiliary MEMBERS. Including 7 P.D.C.s. Have a great dinner at Teak Neighborhood Grill in Orlando FL. A VETERAN owned bussiness

07/30/2022

The PACT Act will provide health care and presumptive benefits for veterans exposed to hazardous environments. After years of fighting, we are close to comprehensive toxic exposure legislation. We need your help again to keep the pressure on the Senate to get it passed.



On June 16, the Senate passed the Honoring Our PACT Act 84-14. Unfortunately, due to a procedural issue, the House returned it to the Senate. On June 24, the Senate tried to pass the corrected version; however, that was blocked by one Senator.



The House introduced the Senate version of the PACT Act and on July 13, they passed it out of the House with a vote of 342-88. The bill then went to the Senate. However, on Wednesday July 27, the bill was stopped from going to the Senate floor. Twenty-five Senators who voted to pass the PACT Act on June 16, voted on Wednesday to stop the bill, which has not been changed since the June 16 passage.



The Senate will be voting on the PACT Act on Monday and veterans suffering from illnesses and diseases related to burn pits, radiation exposure and Agent Orange cannot afford to wait. Urge your Senator to vote “YES” on the PACT Act.



Thank you for your support of America’s service disabled veterans and their families.

07/29/2022

As a reminder, the PACT Act will provide health care and presumptive benefits for veterans exposed to hazardous environments. After years of fighting, we are close to comprehensive toxic exposure legislation. We need your help again to keep the pressure on the Senate to get it passed.



On June 16th, the Senate passed the Honoring Our PACT Act 84-14. Unfortunately, due to a procedural issue, the House returned it to the Senate. On June 24th, the Senate tried to pass the corrected version, however, that was blocked by one Senator.



The House introduced the Senate version of the PACT Act and on July 13th they passed it out of the House with a vote of 342-88. The bill then went to the Senate. However, on Wednesday July 27th, the bill was stopped from going to the Senate floor. Twenty-five Senators who voted to pass the PACT Act on June 16th, voted on Wednesday to stop the bill.



The PACT Act will be voted on again in the Senate on Monday. We need you to CALL YOUR SENATOR TODAY. Tell them to vote “YES” for S. 3373, Honoring Our PACT Act. This bipartisan bill provides a truly comprehensive solution to toxic exposures and our fellow veterans and their families can’t afford to wait.





Thank you for your support of America’s service disabled veterans and their families.

07/28/2022

Senators block bill expanding care for veterans exposed to toxins.
The PACT Act, which the House passed earlier this month, would enable additional healthcare coverage for more than three million veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits and Vietnam-era veterans exposed to the deadly herbicide Agent Orange.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) said on the Senate floor that he didn’t support the bill because it would create $400 billion in unrelated spending, which he called a “budgetary gimmick.”

“My concern about this bill has nothing to do with the purpose of the bill,” Toomey said. “This budgetary gimmick is so unrelated to the actual veterans issue that has to do with burn pits, that it’s not even in the House version of this bill.”

03/16/2022

https://www.dav.org/learn-more/news/2022/dav-mourns-loss-of-past-executive-director/?utm_content=1647453018&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0YEpF-wjfaS0FX_6Ec_wdAif4sMGS0gaOcht0y9SWc-znwjepl2N_w4lY

DAV mourns the loss of Garry Augustine, past DAV National Service and Legislative Headquarters executive director, who died on March 14, 2022, in Washington D.C. He was 71. A native of Lake County, Ohio, Augustine enlisted in the Army in 1969. He served with the 198th Infantry Brigade in Vietnam, wh...

01/27/2022

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12/07/2021

80 years ago today, at precisely 7:48 a.m., on December 7, 1941, the first of 353 Japanese warplanes – complete with fighters, bombers and torpedo bombers launched from six aircraft carriers – unleashed a sudden attack against American forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack killed 2,402 Americans and left 18 ships either sunk, damaged or run aground.