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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Join as a volunteer at Dayton VA Memorial Day events
The video above is of 2024 Memorial Day events. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Dayton VA is looking for volunteers for Memorial Day events taking place at the Dayton National Cemetery. The Placement of the Avenue of Flags, which are large American and state flags, will be on Friday, May 23. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Administrative Office, on Wisconsin Ave. in the cemetery, at 8 a.m. They will place approximately 270 flags. The Scouts' Grave Decorating Ceremony will be on Saturday, May 24. Girl Scouts, Boy / Cub Scouts, Explorers/Venturers, Trail Life Trailman, American Heritage Girls and others in local scouting organizations will volunteer to place small flags on the graves. They will begin at 9:30 a.m. on top of Monument Hill in the cemetery. Kettering Health facilities suffer outage due to 'cyberattack' There will be no events on Sunday. The Memorial Day ceremony will be on Monday, May 26. It will start at 11 a.m. in the tent at the top of Monument Hill. The VA said the cemetery will be closed to traffic until 1 p.m. on Monday. There will be parking spots available in the lots on Connecticut and Maine Avenues, which is a brisk walk to the ceremony. There will be a shuttle available. The flag pick-up will be on Tuesday, May 27. Volunteers are asked to meet outside the Administrative Office at 8 a.m. They will pick up approximately 270 large and over 62K small flags. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Dayton VA to host blood drive on Monday
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Dayton VA is hosting a blood drive this Monday. The drive is a part of the Armed Services Blood Program. It will be on April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. It will be in Building 305's multipurpose room. Save a life: Donate blood at local drives this April Donors will get a free t-shirt and snacks. To sign up, click here. For any questions, call 937-257-0580. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dayton VA fires portion of staff as part of nationwide cuts
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Department of Veteran Affairs has announced more layoffs, including some here in Dayton. The VA has dismissed over 1,400 probationary employees, after 1,000 workers were let go earlier this month. This comes as part of the Trump Administration's larger plan to shrink the federal government. VA axes another 1,400 employees The Dayton VA says this includes a 'small number' of their own probationary staff. Dayton VA officials say this will have no negative effect on Veteran healthcare, benefits or other services, and 'will allow VA to focus more effectively on its core mission of serving Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors,' according to a spokesperson. The federal department reports laid off individuals were 'non-mission critical' employees who have served less than two years. The agency defined some of these positions as diversity, inclusion and equity-related. The VA claims these layoffs will save more than $83 million per year, which they say will be redirected back toward healthcare, benefits and services. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
