DAV Mayo Southeast Chapter 28

08/21/2026

Our clothing bin program has come to a close (at least the way the program was structured previously), and we’re grateful to Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 15, New Ulm, Minnesota for purchasing our remaining bins and giving them a new purpose. We appreciate their support and are glad these bins will continue serving the veteran community!

08/14/2026

We are selling our remaining steel clothing bins. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BkB6giPW6/

08/11/2026

I talked about Fishing With Vets last night at our monthly meeting. This is another group I just received information from this morning: Fishing for Life. They wanted to get the word out about a few opportunities for men and women veterans for the "end of Summer". They have Retreats and Fishing Events scheduled. Check out their web page https://fishingforlife.org/calendar/
Julie Mosser
Chapter 28 Women's Veterans Coordinator
email: [email protected]

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08/09/2026

08/08/2026

There is still time to come out to Deer Creek Speedway for Veterans' Night.

Deer Creek Speedway - 25262 US 63, Spring Valley, MN 55975

EVENT PRICES:
Adult Ticket: $15
Seniors 65+ Ticket: $13
Students 13-17 Ticket: $13
Kids 12 & Under Ticket: FREE
Adult Pit Pass: $30
Students 6-15 Pit Pass: $15
Kids 5 & Under Pit Pass: FREE

EVENT TIMES:
B-Main Bar: 3:00 p.m.
Pits Open: 4:00 p.m.
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m.
Pit Meeting: 6:15 p.m.
Draw Cutoff: 6:15 p.m.
Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.
Racing starts: 7:00 p.m.

Take part in the 50/50 raffle and bid on silent auction items. Sponsored by Deer Creek Speedway, DAVA Mayo Southeast Unit 28, and DAV Mayo Southeast Chapter 28.

07/02/2026

This Fourth of July, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Canadian Honker is proud to honor the men and women who have served our country.

Beginning Saturday, July 4, Canadian Honker is introducing a new tradition:

Every Saturday, all day, active-duty military and veterans receive 10 percent of their entire check.

Thank you, Canadian Honker!

06/28/2026

Congressional efforts to pass one of the largest veterans legislative packages in recent years have hit a major obstacle.

The Take Care of America's Veterans Act (H.R. 9237 / S. 4744) combines more than 60 veterans-related proposals into a single bill. Many of its provisions have broad support among veterans organizations and would expand benefits for combat-injured veterans, survivors, caregivers, catastrophically disabled veterans, and others.

At the center of the package is the Major Richard Star Act, which would allow many combat-injured veterans who were medically retired before reaching 20 years of service to receive both military retirement pay and VA disability compensation without the current offset.

However, the legislation has become the subject of intense debate within the veterans community.

Several major Veterans Service Organizations, including DAV, VFW, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), have expressed strong concerns about provisions that would use projected savings from future changes to VA disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus to help pay for expanded benefits elsewhere in the bill.

As a result of this opposition, House leadership canceled a planned vote on H.R. 9237, and the legislation now appears stalled in both the House and Senate.

The central question facing lawmakers and the veterans community is not whether many of the proposed benefits are worthwhile. Most organizations agree that they are. The debate instead focuses on a broader issue:

Should Congress pay for new veterans' benefits by reducing or limiting future disability compensation opportunities for other veterans?

Possible next steps include:
• Removing or modifying the controversial funding provisions
• Advancing portions of the package as standalone legislation
• Continuing efforts to pass the Major Richard Star Act separately
• Negotiating alternative funding mechanisms

Because this legislation could affect current service members, future veterans, combat-injured retirees, survivors, and caregivers, Mayo Southeast DAV Chapter 28 believes it is important for veterans to understand both the potential benefits and the concerns raised by major veterans organizations.

We have prepared a detailed analysis of the legislation, the positions of major veterans organizations, and the bill's current status.

Read our full analysis here:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:96b22ef2-5a5c-4bcd-9370-86326f446efb

What are your thoughts on H.R. 9237 and the broader question of how new veterans' benefits should be funded?

06/26/2026

Wow! Amazing what these brothers have done!

What started as a simple lemonade stand run by two young brothers in Eden Prairie has turned into something incredible.

Noah and Cole Dingels, now 12 and 9, have raised more than $60,000 for veterans and military families, including an amazing $23,000 in a single day earlier this month.

Their efforts even caught the attention of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who called them "two incredible patriots."

Full story in the comments about these inspiring Minnesota kids and the impact they're making.

06/26/2026

DAV MN Members and Supporters,

We need you to call your U.S. House representative today.

The House is expected to vote Friday on H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. While this bill includes important veterans' priorities, it also includes an unacceptable offset that would cut earned disability benefits for veterans with service-connected tinnitus and sleep apnea.

Let’s be clear: DAV MN strongly supports the Major Richard Star Act and the fix to concurrent receipt for combat-injured veterans. But Congress must not pay for one veteran's benefit by cutting another.

You do not fix one injustice against veterans by creating another injustice against veterans.

If passed as written, this proposal would effectively end disability compensation for service-connected tinnitus going forward and significantly reduce compensation for many veterans with sleep apnea who use a CPAP. DAV National has warned that this could affect up to 1.5 million disabled veterans who file new claims or undergo reassessments, cutting up to $57 billion in benefits over the next decade.

That is not reform.

That is a cut.

And we oppose it.

Veterans do not turn their backs on future generations. We will not accept a bill that asks today’s veterans to stay quiet while tomorrow’s veterans are left with less.

Please call your Representative now and tell them:

“My name is ________. I am a veteran, family member, survivor, caregiver, or supporter of veterans from your district. I am asking Representative ________ to vote NO on H.R. 9237 unless the cuts to tinnitus, sleep apnea, and veterans disability benefits are removed. Pass the Major Richard Star Act, fix concurrent receipt, and support combat-injured veterans, but do not pay for it by cutting benefits for other disabled veterans. Please tell me how the Representative plans to vote.”

Minnesota U.S. House offices:

District 1 — Rep. Brad Finstad: (202) 225-2472
District 2 — Rep. Angie Craig: (202) 225-2271
District 3 — Rep. Kelly Morrison: (202) 225-2871
District 4 — Rep. Betty McCollum: (202) 225-6631
District 5 — Rep. Ilhan Omar: (202) 225-4755
District 6 — Rep. Tom Emmer: (202) 225-2331
District 7 — Rep. Michelle Fischbach: (202) 225-2165
District 8 — Rep. Pete Stauber: (202) 225-6211

You can also call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Representative. If you do not know your district, give them your ZIP code.

Call today. Share this with other veterans, family members, caregivers, survivors, and supporters.

Do not pit veteran against veteran.

Do not balance the budget on the backs of those who served.

Tell Congress: Vote NO on H.R. 9237 unless the veterans benefit cuts are removed.

FORWARD THIS TO YOUR PERSONAL NETWORK AND ASK THEM TO HELP US STOP THE LARGEST BENEFITS CUT IN U.S. HISTORY.