DVA News
PROCLAMATION - POW/MIA Recognition Day
Published: 09/19/2025
September 2025 Update to Tri-Cities Veterans Community on the Proposed Tri-Cities State Veterans Cemetery
Published: 09/16/2025
Hello Tri-Cities Veterans and Cemetery Supporters!
Your WDVA is working on the next steps to bring a State Veterans Cemetery to Southeast Washington State!
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PROCLAMATION - First Responders' Day
Published: 09/11/2025
WDVA Honored with 2025 Pillars of Excellence Award for ArtsWA WAM Grant Innovation
Published: 09/11/2025
Flag Lowering - September 11, 2025 (Patriot Day)
Published: 09/11/2025
Governor Ferguson hereby directs that Washington state and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, September 11, 2025, for national Patriot Day, the annual memorial to the victims of the 2001 tragedy.
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“SPEAK UP, SAVE LIVES!”: WDVA Hosts Free Suicide Prevention Training to Support Veterans in Crisis
Published: 09/10/2025
Serving Those Who Served Conference 2025 Recap
Published: 09/09/2025
The Yakima Convention Center hosted the 8th annual Serving Those Who Served (STWS) Conference on August 20–21, bringing together more than 300 attendees from 30 Washington counties and beyond. The conference saw numerous tribal representatives and more than 100 federal, state, county and nonprofit organizations present with a shared theme of putting 'Veterans First: Focusing on our Mission of… read more
Real Veterans, Real Voices: 988 Awareness for 988 Day
Published: 09/08/2025
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (SPAM) - Available resources and SPAM Toolkit from Washington Department of Veterans Affairs
Published: 09/01/2025
