Disabled American Veterans 6 Minute Video Presentation

6 Minute Disabled American Veterans (DAV) video is now online www.okdav.org

For more than 90 years, one organization has been on the front lines fighting for the rights of men and women who bear the scars. That organization is the Disabled American Veterans the (DAV). Made up exclusively of men and women disabled in our nation’s defense, the DAV is dedicated to a single purpose.building better lives for all of our nations disabled veterans and their families. All of our services are provided free of charge. When the DAV’s founders returned home from the trenches of World War I, they found a nation ill prepared to help them. Though physically and emotionally scarred they joined together to fight for each other’s rights, health care and job training. Today, there are more than 3 million disabled veterans in the United States and every day more injured and sick service men and women are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to join their ranks. The DAV is here for our returning veterans and their families to honor their sacrifices and help close the gap between what disabled veterans need and what the government can provide.

Homeless Veterans *** Its only a start

Decline in Homelessness Among Veterans:

According to the VA and the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, the number of homeless veterans in our nation dropped nearly 12% between January 2010 and January 2011.

A supplement to the departments’ 2011 Annual Homeless Assessment Report estimates there were 67,495 veterans without homes on a single night in January, 2011.

A Blast from the Past - DAV Idento-Tags

DAV Tag News

A Comprehensive Guide to Disabled American Veterans

Key Chain Tags

The Collection of Dr. Ed Miles

The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) purchased The Idento-Tag Company in 1941. License plate keychain tags were used since 1938. The New York based "Lost Key Services" was among the first. There were other advertising tags used too, but you had to order the tags. The DAV was able to get the various state motor vehicle departments to co-operate with them and give them the mailing lists of the people who registered their cars. The DAV mailed tags with your license plate number on them and asked for a donation. The premise was that if you lost your keys, the finder would drop them into a mail box, and the DAV would return them to you. The program continued from 1941 through 1975, and was ended because of a "right to privacy" rule.



 

                                From 1948 DAV Idento-Tag package

From 1972

She Wore These

This public service announcement (PSA) challenges viewers to rethink preconceived notions about women Veterans. The PSA was developed from a new employee orientation video created as part of VA's ongoing efforts to change its culture to be more understanding and accommodating of women Veterans and the important service they have given our country. See http://www.womenshealth.va.gov/WOMENSHEALTH/multimedia/sheworethese.asx for the Section 508 version of this video.  http://youtu.be/BOP5DCgjxPE

Services for Military

Transition Service Officers (TSOs) conduct or participate in pre-discharge transition assistance briefings, the Disability Transition Assistance Program (DTAP), the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), review service treatment records, and confer with Department of Defense and Department of Labor facilitators and other participants in the discharge process. The TSO program also allows DAV to assist service members in the development of evidence, completion of required applications and prosecution of claims for veterans benefits administered under federal, state and local laws.   

Ft. Sill
VA BDD Office 317
4700 Moway Road, Room 317
Fort Sill, OK 73503assistance
Telephone: 580-442-2250
Fax: 918-687-0606

DAV National Service Officers (NSOs)

You can count on DAV service from DAV National Service Officers (NSOs) in offices statewide when you need help. DAV NSOs are highly trained, professional experts who have undergone comprehensive training programs in veterans' affairs. NSOs function as attorneys-in-fact, assisting veterans and their families in filing claims for VA disability compensation and pension; vocational rehabilitation and employment; education; home loan guaranty; life insurance; death benefits; health care and much more. DAV NSOs represent more clients than all other veterans' groups at the highest level of appeal within the Department of Veterans Affairs. What's more, all services provided by DAV NSOs are free of charge.