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NDVA Newsletters

Each month NDVA puts out a newsletter highlighting benefits and services, recent and upcoming events, veterans news, and more. Browse through our monthly newsletters below. Jump to a year: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021

2024

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November 2024

Read about NDVA's Reservist Tuition Credit program, the new Nebraska Resource Center, the Second VetMOM Dental Clinic, and more.

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October 2024

Read about the Nebraska Veterans' Registry, the third annual Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium, NDVA's FY 2024 Annual Report, and more.

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August 2024

Learn about NDVA's State Service Office, the 2024 Welcome Home Dinner, Purple Heart Day, and more.

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July 2024

Learn about NDVA's Nebraska Veterans Gateway, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, Purple Heart Day, and more.

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June 2024

Learn about NDVA's Waiver of Tuition program, the Ribbon Cutting for ENVH's new neighborhood, the new World War II Recognition Program, and more.

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May 2024

Learn more about Nebraska's state veterans cemeteries, NDVA's World War II recognition program, Memorial Day, and more.

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April 2024

Learn about Nebraska Veterans Aid, NVCA's Memorial Day Ceremony, VA's new campaign for Mental Health Month, and more.

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February 2024

NDVA wins VA Pillar of Excellence Award, Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report, Veterans Legislative Day 2024, and more.

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January 2024

Sign up for Veterans Legislative Updates from NDVA, Veterans Legislative Day Announcement, Save the Date for the 2024 Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium, and more.

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2023

December 2023 

Service Showcase: Nebraska's Veterans' Homes, NDVA's 2023 Year in Review, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Nebraska, and more.

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November 2023 

Service Showcase: Reservist Tuition Credit, Groundbreaking Ceremony for Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island, Veterans Day events around NDVA, Buddy Check, and more.

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October 2023

Service Showcase: Nebraska Veterans Aid, VA grant for Nebraska Veterans Cemetery in Grand Island, Veterans Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic results in $400k of dental care, 2nd Annual Nebraska Women Veterans Symposium held in Kearney, and more.

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September 2023

Service Showcase: Vets Get Pets, Suicide Prevention Month recognized, NEW virtual tours of our veterans' homes, GI Bill fraud prevention, Gold Star family benefits, ENVH members place in VA veterans art competition, NDVA awards grant for Vietnam War memorial, and more. 

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August 2023 

Service Showcase: DD-214 repository, Purple Heart Day, Governor's Welcome Home Picnic, NDVA joins PaYS program with U.S. Army and Nebraska National Guard, presentation on virtual claims clinics at NASDVA conference, and more.

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July 2023

Service Showcase: Game & Parks Hunt/Fish/Fur Harvest Permit, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, Fourth of July at the veterans' homes, and more.

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June 2023

Service Showcase: Waiver of Tuition, 75th anniversary of Women's Armed Services Integration Act, Flag Day, VA Know Your Benefits, and more.

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May 2023

Service Showcase: Nebraska Veterans Registry, Memorial Day, WWII veteran medal presentation, Nurses Week, and more.

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April 2023

Service Showcase: Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance, 50th Vets Get Pets adoption, Military Base Development and Support Fund application open, Good Life Great Careers podcast, Governor's Roundtable, and more.

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March 2023

Service Showcase: Game & Parks lifetime park entry permit for disabled veterans, Vietnam War Veterans Day, National Ag Week, Dept. of Revenue guide for military service members, and more.

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February 2023

Service Showcase: Homestead Exemption, NDVA receives VA Pillar of Excellence, Veterans Legislative Day, and more.

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January 2023

Service Showcase: State Service Office, legislative update, military documentary grant opens, UNL BBR webinar Impact of Nebraska Military Assets, and more.

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2022

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December 2022

Highlights from 2022: ENVH expansion groundbreaking, first women veterans symposium, Governor's Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among SMVFs, largest Welcome Home Picnic, Missouri Veterans Commission visits ENVH, PACT Act, and more.

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November 2022

Veterans Day and Capitol centennial commemoration, Vets Get Pets, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Gold Star families lifetime park passes, nursing student grants, and more.

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October 2022

Meeting with Gulf War veterans and Kuwaiti Ambassador, Things They Carry Ruck March, veterans' home PSAs, and more.

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July 2022

Call for Art for traveling women veteran art exhibit, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, Veteran Crisis Line update (988, then press 1), and more.

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June 2022

Women veterans symposium registration, VA/SAMHSA Governor's Challenge Policy Academy, Veterans Claims Clinic, Memorial Day, and more.

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May 2022

Nebraska joins Governor's Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among SMVFs, Memorial Day, NVCA gets new shed, NVH hiring night shift, email preference update reminder, and more.

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April 2022

Apply for admission to a state veterans' home, 2022 Legislature adjourns, Victory in Europe proclamation, Mental Health Month, and more.

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March 2022

ENVH expansion groundbreaking, virtual claims clinic results in over $600k paid to veterans, Vietnam War Veterans Day, caregiver info, and more.

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February 2022

Legislature reaches halfway point, Vietnam Veterans Memorial groundbreaking, upcoming CNA training classes, Veterans Crisis Line, and more.

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January 2022

Midlands Foundation donation to veterans' homes, NDVA testimony before Appropriations Committee, and more.

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2021

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December 2021

2021 Highlights: LB 387 signed into law, Vets Get Pets program launches, pay increases at veterans' homes, NDVA website wins awards, NDVA wins process improvement project of the year award, and more.

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November 2021

Central Nebraska Veterans Memorial dedication, Veterans Day, Husker Radio Network interview, VA women veterans survey, outreach events highlight, and more.

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October 2021

2021 Welcome Home event, NDVA pay changes, NDVA website wins dotCOMM Gold Award, statewide Vietnam Veterans Memorial planned, and more.

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August 2021

Reservist Tuition Credit program expansion, "Our Canteen Lady" statue dedicated at NVH, Purple Heart Day, and more.

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July 2021

Hall County Hero Flight Association presents check for veterans cemetery in Grand Island, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, Vets Get Pets adoption program opens, and more.

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June 2021

Open House for Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island, Women Veterans Day, Memorial Day events at NDVA, and more.

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May 2021

LB 387 becomes law, Grand Island cemetery plans, NDVA website adds live chat feature, Medal of Honor Highway walk, NDVA teammate win Excellence in Leadership awards, and more.

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April 2021

Bureau of Business Research report on economic impact of military assets, VE Day, Nebraska Veterans' Gateway to Employment opens, and more.

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March 2021

Vietnam War Veterans Day proclamation, LB 387 reaches final reading, state veterans' home system celebrates 134 years, and more.

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February 2021

Military retirement pay tax relief hearing, new free Game and Parks permit for eligible veterans, beware social security phone scams, #BigRedResponsible campaign, and more.

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