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Staff Spotlight: Meet Outreach Coordinator Dana West

Get to know the men and women at the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services who serve those who sacrificed for our freedoms.

The ADVS Staff Spotlight will be published every second and fourth Friday of the month on the ADVS social media pages and website with tidbits and fun facts about our

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National Military Appreciation Month: Honoring the Legacies of Veterans Interred in the Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemeteries

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services (ADVS) is asking for the public’s support during National Military Appreciation Month (May) and Memorial Day to help the agency recognize and honor Arizona Veterans who have been laid to rest at the three Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemeteries

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Celebrating Military Appreciation Month with our ADVS VBCs

PHOENIX - May is a month to celebrate all of our military men and women who served on and off the battlefield and sacrificed for our freedoms and protection.

Did you know the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services (ADVS) Veteran Benefit Counselors (VBC) division is mostly made up of former and

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Staff Spotlight: Meet RN Supervisor Jennifer Kessler

This week’s Staff Spotlight features our Yuma Nursing Supervisor Jennifer Kessler!

 Name: Jennifer Kessler

Role at ADVS: RN, BSN and RN Supervisor at ASVH-Yuma

When did you start at ADVS: December 4,, 2023

Did you serve in the military: No

Did anyone in your family serve: No

What

Remains of unclaimed Veterans at the Missing In America Project at Camp Navajo

10 Unclaimed Veterans and Two MIAP Members Interred at Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at Camp Navajo

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.- MARANA, Ariz.- This year’s Missing In America Project ceremony was more emotional than usual as two members of the non-profit were laid to rest along with 10 previously unclaimed Veterans at the Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at Camp Navajo last week.

The Veterans were

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Two Dozen Unclaimed Veterans Interred by Missing In America Project at Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at Marana

MARANA, Ariz.-Two dozen previously unclaimed Veterans were put to rest at the Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at Marana earlier this month, given full military honors surrounded by family and a grateful community.

The Veterans were interred at a special ceremony on April 13 hosted by the