; Whereas DAV co-presents the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic and the National Disabled Veterans Training Exposure Experience Tournament, has organized a nationwide transportation network providing free transportation to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for injured and ill veterans, operates an active charitable service trust funding the needs of local providers assisting at-risk local veterans, maintains an active volunteer corps providing thousands of hours of service to veterans and communities, and created the Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship program to contribute to the lives of young Americans; Whereas DAV has championed important programs for improving the lives of all veterans, including the establishment of a cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, a modernized appeals process, an advanced appropriation to ensure adequate and timely funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care, family caregivers’ benefits, and the model for today’s Vet Centers; and Whereas DAV continues to advocate and create awareness for many issues affecting veterans, including equitable benefits and services for women veterans, appropriate resources for mental health, suicide prevention services, and benefits for all veterans exposed to toxic substances: Now, therefore, be it