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RICHMOND—Residents of Southwest Virginia will soon have a cemetery dedicated exclusively to veterans and their family members thanks to $7.2 million in federal funding awarded to the Commonwealth. Frank K. Salvas, Sr., Director, State Cemetery Grants Service, National Cemetery Administration will present John W. Marshall, Secretary of Public Safety with a ceremonial check on October 19, 2009 at the groundbreaking ceremony.

“The residents of Southwest Virginia have consistently stepped forward t… Continue

RICHMOND— Michael Rindorf, recipient of the Bronze Star for combat action while deployed to Baghdad in 2004, is joining the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP) as Regional Director, Southwest. “We are thrilled to have Michael join the VWWP Team,” said Catherine Wilson, Executive Director. “Michael brings a host of leadership, management and training skills that will be an asset to his Region as well as to the Commonwealth.”

In April, 2009, the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program infused $1.7 M… Continue

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services has posted a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain vendor ideas and information regarding the range of market options for improving and automating the disability compensation claims process. DVS expects responses to involve both process and technology improvements that improve claim accuracy, completeness, consistency and delivery such that the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is able to adjudicate claims (and award benefits) more quickly.

The RF… Continue

Richmond, VA The Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise announced today that small, women- and minority-owned business owners can now obtain designation as a service disabled veteran business under the Commonwealth of Virginia’s SWaM Program.

The SWaM Program (Small, Women- and Minority-owned) is the Commonwealth’s supplier diversity effort to increase state spending with small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses. “Business owners that are service disabled veterans and who q… Continue

RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced the award of $1.7 million in grants to veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves not on active duty who are suffering from combat-related head injuries and stress disorders. The funding is provided by the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program to coalitions of community programs.

"We can't control what happens to our service men and women while they are deployed, but we can influence what happens to them when they return home," Govern… Continue