Fall Mini Conferences
09/29/2011The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs has scheduled the fall mini-conferences for October 25 – October 27, 2011.
Staff from the Pension Maintenance Center will be conducting training and updates on veterans and widows pension EVR’s, application procedures etc. As in the past, the training...more
Zimmerman named secretary veterans affairs
09/28/2011Gov. Dennis Daugaard has named Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Larry Zimmerman of Rapid City as the state’s first Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Zimmerman is currently the state command sergeant major in the South Dakota Army National Guard, the Guard’s highest-ranking noncommissioned officer. In that...more
NCPVA Receives Grant From Monsanto
09/09/2011Bruce Weller, Territory Sales Manager for Monsanto presented a check to President Mike Olson for $2,500 at the NCPVA Trapshoot. This donation will be used for our hunting and sporting programs. Thanks Bruce and Monsanto!
Those Denied Purple Heart Should Reapply
08/29/2011Active-duty and reserve-component Soldiers, as well as veterans, who were denied Purple Heart awards for concussive or mild traumatic brain injuries are encouraged to resubmit documentation for reconsideration of the medal. The injury must have occurred on or after Sept. 11, 2001. Active-duty and...more
Retroactive Agent Orange Filing Deadline
08/29/2011Vietnam-era veterans who have medical diagnoses for three presumptive conditions related to Agent Orange exposure need to file their disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs by Aug. 30 in order to qualify for up to one year of retroactive benefits. The three diseases are ischemic...more
Military and Veterans Expo 2011
08/29/2011The Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition in collaboration with Delaware National Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs, Delaware Commission of Veteran Affairs and the Mental Health Association, will be hosting Delaware Military and Veterans Expo for veterans, service members, families and concerned...more
Patriots and Heroes: Pacific to Potomac
08/29/2011The "Patriots and Heroes: Pacific to Potomac" nine-day cross country motorcycle relay is rolling your way. The Code of Support Foundation is inviting you to sign up in its national campaign to put meaning into the phrase, "Support Our Troops." The foundation and local organizations, like chambers of...more
Who Should Pay for Military Mistakes
08/28/2011The drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated between 1957 and 1987 causing an undetermined number of cancer or other ailments for servicemembers and their families. This year Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) introduced the Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act (S. 277), which would provide...more
