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Department of Arizona
Leadership News
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"Big 3" Advocate for Veterans
The Commanders from AZ American Legion, AZ VFW, AZ DAV, and the UAV Chair, along with the AZ DAV Adjutant and three state-level organization legislative representatives visited the offices of Senators and Representatives to advocate for changes to proposed SB and HB dropping in Committee next week. Read more HERE!
New Jr. Vice for the Department
On March 31st, DAV East Valley Chapter 8 Commander Lynn Burnett was installed by Department Adjutant Carl Forkner as the Department's new Junior Vice Commander. Lynn will serve out the rest of this year's term that was left vacant by the prior Junior Vice Commander's resignation. See more HERE!
Department Adjutant Honored in Imprints of Honor
On April 26th, Department Adjutant & CEO Carl Forkner was honored as a part of the 2026 Imprints of Honor, Volume I in a ceremony and book signing in Scottsdale, AZ. The program honors Veterans by interviewing them by high school students interviewing them and writing a chapter of the annual commemorative book to tell their story. To learn more, click HERE!