The Missouri Veterans Commission, state elected leaders and the United States Department of Defense commemorated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in a virtual ceremony based out of Jefferson City Tuesday. The event included a pinning ceremony for six...
Ceremonies in southeast Missouri’s Bloomfield and southern Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood highlight events planned on Memorial Day across the state. The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) says its headquarters staff has been preparing for Monday’s Columbarium wall...
Missouri has launched a new tool to help veterans find potential benefits and local help. The Missouri Benefits and Resource Portal is an informational tool and service guide to help veterans. The Missouri Veterans Commission and Office of the Missouri Military...
In October, Gov. Mike Parson called on the Missouri Veterans Commission to launch an independent, external investigation about a deadly COVID-19 outbreak within Missouri’s veterans homes. The virus has so far claimed the lives of at least 158 residents in the seven...
The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) says at least 145 veterans living at Missouri veterans homes have died from the coronavirus, since September. 39 of those deaths happened at the state veterans home in northwest Missouri’s Cameron, while 29 have occurred at...