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Welcome to the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
Serving those who served the Commonwealth and this great nation.
KDVA's mission is to ensure Kentucky's 347,000 veterans and their families receive all the benefits and services they have earned.
We provide benefits counseling, skilled nursing care at state veterans centers, dignified interment at state veterans cemeteries, and special programs for women veterans, homeless veterans and others.
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Featured Photo |
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 Kentucky World War II veterans Mary Phillips and Peggy Thompson laugh along with a fellow veteran and an active-duty soldier at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. June 6. Honor Flight Bluegrass brought eighty Kentucky World War II veterans, including five veterans of D-Day, to the World War II Memorial on the 65th Anniversary of the invasion of Normandy.
See a photo gallery of the D-Day Honor Flight here.
Read more about the D-Day Honor Flight here.
Read the Courier-Journal's article here.
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Coming Events |
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Friday, July 10:
Governor's Advisory Board for Veterans Affairs meeting. 1 p.m. at KDVA Headquarters, 1111B Louisville Rd., Frankfort, KY
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Veterans History Project |
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Veterans in Garrard County became a part of the national Veterans History Project when they collaborated with historians, librarians and many others in the community to digitally record their memories of military service.
Garrard County veterans gathered to present copies of their taped oral histories to Rep. Ben Chandler. (photo by Clay Jackson, Danville Advocate-Messenger)
Read about the Garrard County project here.
Read about the Veterans History Project here.
If you are interested in participating in the Veterans History Project, click here.
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