“G”, BVA’s April Ambassadog. Thank you to my fellow Ambassadog Kent for the introduction and for onboarding me with the ceremonial frisbee toss last week. My name is G and I currently guide BVA member Arsenio. My dad, as I refer to him, served in the US Army earning the rank of staff sergeant serving tours in Germany and Korea. When his military career ended, he went on to become an X-ray Technician and had

Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) will participate as a bugler in a special Daily Taps performance at the National World War I Memorial in the Nation’s Capital this Monday, April 8, at 5:00pm Eastern Time. The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation invited Senator Tester to accompany descendants of the nicknamed “U.S. Army Hello Girls” at the performance.  Senator Tester is an original co-sponsor of the legislation

This Sunday, April 7, is World Health Day, celebrated annually as a global health awareness opportunity under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). Like VA’s monthly Whole Health themes promoted regularly in BVA Happenings, World Health Day draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people throughout the world each year. This year’s theme is “My Health, My Right.” The origin of the choice of dates stems from the founding of

Time is getting short to nominate a BVA member whose lifetime achievements symbolize what “blinded veterans helping blinded veterans” truly means, or what it means to be an effective regional group leader, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) volunteer, or VA blind rehabilitation specialist. Applications must be submitted online, emailed to membership@bva.org, or mailed via U.S. Mail to Blinded Veterans Association, PO Box 90770, Washington, DC 20090, by Friday, April 26. For additional information about the awards