{"id":97229,"date":"2025-02-19T10:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/our-veterans-deserve-the-very-best-that-alabama-has-to-offer\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T10:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:36:37","slug":"our-veterans-deserve-the-very-best-that-alabama-has-to-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=97229","title":{"rendered":"Our veterans deserve the very best that Alabama has to offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The tradition of military service runs deep in the DNA of the Oliver family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From the Battle of Camden in the Revolutionary War to Iwo Jima in World War II, my family has carried arms in several of our nation\u2019s major conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Before being elected to the Alabama Legislature, I served more than 30 years of active and reserve duty as a U.S. Army Aviator. In addition to my years as a helicopter pilot, I was also a Division Inspector General serving as the eyes, ears, and conscience of the Division Commander.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I am also a proud member of the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, and the Military Officers Association of America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">My oldest child has served nearly a decade in the Alabama Air National Guard as an aerial refueler on the KC-135 tanker, and my son is an Alabama National Guard mechanic on CH-47 Chinook helicopters that transport troops and supplies in times of disaster and war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This military history provides me with a unique and personal perspective about the needs of veterans and the services they require, which is why I am sponsoring legislation to upgrade the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs to a cabinet-level position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The current scope of responsibilities of ADVA, which has served our veterans since the 1940s, includes the administration of state veterans homes, disabled veterans education benefits, veterans services offices, and state veteran cemeteries, but I believe we can do more \u2014 and must do more \u2014 for the men and women across our state who wore a uniform in defense of our nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">My legislation elevates ADVA to a full cabinet-level agency that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with other executive branch departments providing vital and meaningful services to the citizens of Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It allows a much larger portion of Alabama\u2019s roughly 400,000-strong veteran community to have a voice in the operations of the agency that is designed exclusively for their use and care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And it ensures that representatives from every military branch and every region of the state will continue to influence the decisions of the department and help guide its programs, benefits, and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the ongoing legislative session, the House and Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committees and the Alabama Military Stability Commission will also bring legislation that improves the quality of life for vets by providing veterans courts in every Alabama circuit and building a Comprehensive Veterans Resource Center, which will provide a \u201cone-stop shop\u201d to access job training, mental health and wellness care, and other services that help ease the transition to civilian life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These actions, when coupled with the elevation of ADVA to cabinet rank, \u00a0will ensure that Alabama remains atop the nation\u2019s friendliest and most welcoming states for veterans, active service members, and their dependents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a card-carrying member of three veterans\u2019 organizations, my mission is to ensure that \u201cVeterans Serving Veterans\u201d will continue to be the foundation upon which ADVA rests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is our responsibility to repay the debt we owe to veterans., and this legislation, when passed, will help us square that debt.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Our veterans deserve the very best that Alabama has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tradition of military service runs deep in the DNA of the Oliver family. From the Battle of Camden in the Revolutionary War to Iwo Jima in World War II, my family has carried arms in several of our nation\u2019s major conflicts. 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