Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs

Commissioner Kent Davis joined LiveNOW from FOX this morning to discuss how to be mindful of Veterans this Independence Day. 🇺🇸

Respecting veterans this 4th of July holiday The Fourth of July should be a day for all Americans to celebrate our nation's birthday. But for some, especially America’s heroes, celebratory traditions like setting off fireworks can be mentally and emotionally grueling. Kent Davis joins LiveNOW from FOX on how to be mindful of veterans around ...

What a way to celebrate! We spent the morning with some of our Veteran Volunteers at William F. Green Veteran's home in Bay Minette.
It was our privilege to present challenge coins and perform pinnings for 4 of our Veteran's!

ADVA offices will reopen Friday, July 5. You can find hours for each of our 62 Veterans Service Offices here: https://va.alabama.gov/serviceofficer/

Happy Independence Day from the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs!

Thank you to Glenlakes for their donation!

Tierney Jenkins, our Administrative Assistant, received the Administrative Anchor Award for all of her efforts to make the Skills Fair a smooth process and enjoyable for the staff. We are so lucky to have her on our team!

Check out the 2024 Alabama Laws Affecting Veterans booklet for the latest information on state benefits! Click here to download your copy today: https://va.alabama.gov/laws-affecting-veterans/

World War II Veteran Fred Wilks Moore was thrilled earlier this week to receive a Quilt of Valor from the Cotton Rose Quilters Guild in Troy! The quilt was delivered by Pike County Veterans Service Officer Randy Ross, who accepted it on Mr. Moore's behalf earlier this year. 🇺🇸

How is your community celebrating Independence Day? Tell us below in the comments!

In observance of the July 4th holiday, we will be closed on Thursday. You can find hours for each of our 62 Veterans Service Offices here: https://va.alabama.gov/serviceofficer/

The ADVA has 62 offices statewide that provide Veterans with free services, including hands-on assistance in submitting applications for VA compensation and pension claims, and assisting with all other state and federal veterans benefits and services.

Find office locations and hours here: https://va.alabama.gov/serviceofficer/

211 Connects Alabama services the State of Alabama only through the phone. Please do not attempt to walk in for service.

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ADVA offers a very affordable special kind of care to Veterans through our State Veterans Home Program! Applications are available at your local Veterans Service Office, by contacting the facility, or you may download the application here: https://va.alabama.gov/vets-home-program/

⭐ Veteran Spotlight ⭐

Our Veteran Spotlight for the month of June is Mr. Bruce Miller!

He joined the Army in 1968 to follow his brother to Vietnam. Mr. Miller was deployed in Folda, Germany where he drove tanks by the Berlin Wall for two years. Bruce joined our community in August 2023 and has been very active ever since. When asked what he likes most he said “I like how caring everyone is, it is very organized around here and people seem to really know what they are doing.”

We are honored to have him here with us at William F. Green. Thank you for your service!

You can't say enough about David Sharpe and what he has done for Alabama Veterans over the last 20 years! Yesterday, ADVA honored and recognized Mr. Sharpe, who is retiring after two decades of incredible work as the Veterans Service Officer in Russell and Macon counties! Join us in thanking him for his service and sending him well wishes into retirement! 🇺🇸

It was an honor and privilege to host the Annual NASDVA Southeast District Meeting the last two days at HQ! Leaders from Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, and the U.S. Virgin Islands joined Commissioner Kent Davis and ADVA senior leadership to receive updates from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and training that will assist in better serving Veterans in their states or territory. 🇺🇸

Stop by the ADVA table to talk to your local Veterans Service Office tomorrow! 🇺🇸

June is PTSD Awareness Month. Help us spread the word that effective PTSD treatments are available. Everyone with PTSD — whether they are Veterans or civilian survivors of sexual assault, serious accidents, natural disasters, or other traumatic events — needs to know that treatments really do work and can lead to a better quality of life.

A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that seeks to bolster home caregiver programs, provide more support for homeless veterans and fix the beleaguered electronic health records program appears to be falling victim to election-year politics, veterans service organizations are warning.

Path Forward on Sweeping Veterans Bill Uncertain Amid Political Fighting A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that seeks to bolster home caregiver programs, provide more support for homeless veterans and fix the beleaguered electronic health records program appears to be falling victim to election-year politics.

COMING SOON! ADVA Assistant Commissioner of Outreach and Engagement Sandra Lucas was recently interviewed by SSG Jaccob Hearn and SGT Megan Terry for an episode of Alabama Guard Radio!

Learn more about Assistant Commissioner Lucas' stint in the Navy, her career in politics, and what led her to join the Alabama National Guard, where she rose to the rank of 1st Sgt.