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Website. www .dvs .ohio .gov. The Ohio Department of Veterans Services ( ODVS) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government [2] responsible for identifying, connecting with, and advocating for veterans and their families. ODVS is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The Director of Veterans Services is part of the Governor's Cabinet.
The World War Adjusted Compensation Act, or Bonus Act, [1] was a United States federal law passed on May 19, 1924, that granted a benefit to veterans of American military service in World War I .
Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey. They marched on Washington, D.C., in 1894, the second year of a four-year economic depression that was the worst in United States history at the time. Officially named the Army of the Commonwealth in Christ, its nickname came from ...
The National Veterans Memorial and Museum will be hosting several events from Friday to Sunday in honor of Veterans Day. Vets Town Hall (Friday at 10 a.m.): Veterans from any era who served in any ...
Ohio veterans who would like more information on available resources can reach out to the Veterans Crisis Line at 988 (press 1), text 838255 or visit www.veteranscrisisline.net.
The effects of World War I, which resulted in a new veteran population of over five million men and women, brought dramatic changes to the National Home and all other governmental agencies responsible for veterans' benefits. In 1930 the Veterans Administration was established, to consolidate all veterans' programs into a single Federal agency ...
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Ohio members of the Grand Army of the Republic took up that challenge, and, through a donation of 100 acres by a Xenia farmer, created the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home. This institution was the predecessor of the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home. In 1870, the State of Ohio assumed control of the home.