With a large number of veterans in the area south of Tucson, Sahuarita/Green Valley is an area that until recently was underserved by the DAV. In 2022, some of us began a conversation about starting a new chapter. After researching the process, we decided to give it a try! We had the advantage of a few of our prospective members being in other chapters around the country.
After about six months, we received our charter! We became the first new Arizona DAV chapter in 20 years! We now have close to 80 members in good standing, and a mailing list of close to 300!
We're ALL looking forward to helping in the community by helping vets and their families!
Our next step is to find a permanent physical headquarters...work in progress!
Our meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of the month at the Rancho Resort Ballroom, 15900 S Rancho Resort Boulevard, Sahuarita AZ 85629, usually from 11 to Noon.
We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
This mission is carried forward by:
The Disabled American Veterans Organization provides service free of charge through a nationwide network of 88 DAV National Service Offices, 38 Transition Service Offices, 198 DAV Hospital Service Coordinator Offices, 52 state-level DAV Departments, 249 DAV VA Voluntary Service Representatives, and more than 1900 local DAV Chapters.
In the aftermath of World War I, disabled veterans in the United States found themselves seriously disadvantaged, with little governmental support. Many of these veterans were blind, deaf, or mentally ill when they returned from the frontlines. An astonishing 204,000 Americans in uniform were wounded during the war. The idea to form the Disabled American Veterans arose at a Christmas party in 1919 hosted by Cincinnati Superior Court Judge Robert Marx, a U.S. Army Captain and World War I veteran who had been injured in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in November 1918. Although it had been functional for some months by that time, the Disabled American Veterans of the World War (DAVWW) was officially created on September 25, 1920, at its first National Caucus, in Hamilton County Memorial Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio. While touring across the U.S. as part of the election campaign of James M. Cox, Judge Marx publicized the new organization, which quickly expanded. It held its first national convention in Detroit, Michigan on June 27, 1921, at which time Marx was appointed the first national commander. In 1922, a women's auxiliary organization was founded. The DAVWW continued working through the Great Depression to secure the welfare of disabled veterans, although their efforts were troubled by fundraising challenges and the desire of the public to put the World War behind them. In the midst of these troubled years, DAVWW was issued a federal charter by Congress, on June 17, 1932. The demands of World War II required the urgent expansion of the organization, which officially changed its name to Disabled American Veterans to recognize the impact of the new war.
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Help us continue our mission to serve the community.
Ron Bryant-Commander (206) 478-1885
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Brian Dorame-Senior Vice Commander (520) 262-7023
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Jeff McRoberts-Adjutant (360) 391-0254
email arizonadav38@gmail.com
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