DVA News

In March, 2014 WDVA’s VetCorps joins the Nation’s Leading National Service Organizations in a campaign to show how AmeriCorps members are making an impact on some of our nation’s toughest issues.  From disaster relief and veteran reintegration to college access and childhood nutrition, AmeriCorps has engaged writers and producers in Hollywood who are ready to tell these stories. Our goal is… read more

THURSTON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT--NEWS RELEASE    

Five Years of Veterans Court Success Celebrated Throughout July
Public invited to special court presentations each Wednesday in July 
As Thurston County District Court judges and staff began planning for the fifth anniversary of the Veterans Court program this July, they noticed that the 2014 calendar had a lucky little… read more

Thank you to Liam Antrim and Chiggers Stokes for sharing this article about Veterans on the Washington Conservation Crew cleaning our beaches here in Washington!
 
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Veterans WCC Crews Remove Debris from Remote Beaches
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Planting career seeds in environmental field
By Alexandra Kocik
Northwest Guardian

Northwest Guardian

Environmental intern Forrest Edelman, a former Airman with the 5th Combat Communicationa Group, harvests prairie grass seeds Aug. 4 at Shotwells Landing Nursery near Rochester.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

VetBikes – Putting Old Bikes to Good Use

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VetBikes – Putting Old Bikes to Good Use

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WDVA goes to the dogs
Conference focuses on service dogs and veterans
By Melanie Casey Reprinted from www.Northwestmilitary.com  July 24, 2014 http://www.northwestmilitary.com/veterans/health/2014/07/wdva-goes-to-th...
Most of us have… read more