Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs

The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs and benefits for citizens of the state who are veterans of the U.S. armed services, their dependents and survivors.

Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs
Agency overview
Formed1945 (1945)
JurisdictionGovernment of Oregon
Agency executives
  • Kelly Fitzpatrick, Director
  • Sean O'Day, Deputy Director
Websitewww.oregon.gov/odva/pages/default.aspx

The agency was created in 1945 by the Oregon Legislative Assembly in response to popular citizen support for provide benefits and services to Oregon soldiers, sailors and airmen returning from World War II. Since then, the scope of the department's responsibilities have been expanded to include a wider range of services to veterans of all eras, and their families.[1]

The Oregon World War II Memorial at the Oregon Capitol grounds in Salem.

Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Southwest Portland, on the grounds of OHSU.

Edward C. Allworth Veterans' Home in Lebanon, Oregon.

References
  1. "Administrative Overview: Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs" (PDF). Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. April 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-19.

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