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Membership
Membership in the DAV is open to any person:
- Who served in the armed forces during a period of war or under conditions simulating war; AND
- Was wounded, disabled to any degree, or left with long term illness as a result of military service; AND
- Who has not been dishonorably discharged.
DAV offers life membership. As of this writing, the cost is $325 and payment plans starting at $40 a month are available. After we collect a minimum of $40 toward your life membership, you will receive your membership card and full access to DAV’s Member Advantages Program. The remaining balance is paid in interest-free installments. All dues payments received are applied to your life membership account. Life membership payments are non-refundable and are not tax deductible.
For veterans age 80 or older, membership is free. There are other discounts that apply making now a good time to join!
Membership applications may be found at the Chapter Home or you may sign up on dav.org. In the latter case, you should specify “Omaha Beach Chapter #7, Bowie, MD,” as your home chapter.
Thank you for becoming a member! And don’t forget, your family members are eligible to become members of the DAV Auxiliary here.
Meetings
Chapter 7 meets at 7:30PM on the second Tuesday of the month at the Chapter Home located at 8205 Laurel Bowie Rd
Bowie, MD 20715. The auxiliary meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30PM.
About the Disabled American Veterans
Founded in 1920 and chartered by congress in 1932 as the primary advocate for America’s service-connected disabled veterans, their dependents and survivors, the DAV is made up exclusively of men and women disabled in our nation’s defense. The DAV is dedicated to one, single purpose: building better lives for all of our nation’s disabled veterans and their families. This mission is carried forward by:
- Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government;
- Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically;
- Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before congress, the White House and the judicial branch, as well as state and local government;
- Extending DAV’s mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level departments and local chapters;
- Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.
–As adopted by the National Executive Committee