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Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs Reappoints Commissioner
Jul 11, 2017  -  The Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) reappointed retired Rear Admiral W. Clyde Marsh to a new four-year term as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA).
 
Lee County Veterans Service Office Relocation
Jun 23, 2017  -  The Lee County Veterans Service Office (VSO) will be moving to a new location on Monday, June 26, 2017 while the County courthouse undergoes renovation.
 
Major Changes to Veterans’ Scholarship Program
May 25, 2017  -  The Alabama Legislature recently took measures to control the increasing costs of the Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program. This scholarship program provides tuition, textbooks and instructional fees at any state-supported institution of higher learning, college or university to qualified dependents of eligible disabled veterans.
 
Free Legal Help Offered for Veterans in Montgomery, Tuskegee
May 24, 2017  -  In commemoration of National Military Appreciation Month, Legal Services Alabama and the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin a partnership on May 24th to offer free civil legal services to low income Veterans in Central Alabama.
 

Recent News and Press Releases


Date 
Jul 11, 2017 Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs Reappoints Commissioner
Jun 23, 2017 Lee County Veterans Service Office Relocation
May 25, 2017 Major Changes to Veterans’ Scholarship Program
May 24, 2017 Free Legal Help Offered for Veterans in Montgomery, Tuskegee
May 23, 2017 State Veterans Facilities Plans Memorial Day Tributes
May 16, 2017 State Board of Veterans Affairs Votes on Veterans Homes
Apr 13, 2017 Vietnam Veterans Asked to Share Stories
Mar 30, 2017 Closed Hospital does not meet VA Standards to be a Veterans Home
Mar 27, 2017 State Veterans Homes Receive Zero Deficiencies in Surveys
Mar 2, 2017 Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Closed for Training
Feb 13, 2017 Book to Commemorate Vietnam Veterans Service
Jan 19, 2017 Alabama G. I. Dependents’ Scholarship Program Provides Aid
Jan 13, 2017 VA’s Rule Establishes a Presumption of Service Connection for Diseases Associated with Exposure to Contaminants in the Water Supply at Camp Lejeune
Jan 13, 2017 Department of Defense Extends Online Military Exchange Shopping Privileges to Veterans
Jan 9, 2017 Justice Named to National Post
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