01/16/2026

Veterans Connection

Veteran statistics for Montgomery County, Airman laid to rest at VA cemetery after 70 years, a letter writing program for service members, and a free summer camp for the children of veterans.

If you have any local veteran related stories, please submit them to MCVSC.

Thank Veterans with A Million Thanks

We encourage you to support A Million Thanks by either writing a letter or requesting a letter for a veteran or active-duty military member you know. As a letter writer, A Million Thanks will send you some guidelines to write a great letter. Corporate sponsors, youth groups, and other large-volume options are available with an accompanying donation to offset costs.

To request letters, simply fill out the form on the A Million Thanks website providing the information of the veteran or active-duty military member you wish to support. Receiving letters of thanks can be just the thing someone needs to remind them how appreciative we are of their service and great sacrifice.

Additional Flu Precautions at Dayton VA

If you utilize Dayton VA for medical care, please read review the following announcement from Dayton VA:

Precautions to take at Dayton VA due to flu/respiratory virus.

Due to the rising levels of influenza and other respiratory virus activity in the community and to ensure the safety of our patients/Veterans, staff, and other visitors, we are implementing several enhanced safety practices to start this week:

1. When entering the emergency department, wearing a face mask is highly recommended. Face masks are required when entering the CLC,  the dialysis unit, and the hematology-oncology infusion unit.

2. Masking is required for staff, patients, and visitors who have a suspected or confirmed respiratory infection (e.g., runny nose, cough, sneezing), or who have had close contact with someone with a viral respiratory infection, for at least 10 days post-exposure.
3. Individuals may remove masks in these high-risk areas under the following circumstances:

• • They are not in a patient room
  • They are not within six feet of a Veteran in a congregate area
  • They are not within six feet of a patient in an open treatment area/room

4. A visitor is defined as any individual, including a child, entering a VHA facility for the purpose of accompanying or visiting a Veteran receiving care or services from the facility. Veterans are encouraged not to bring minor children into the facility. However, minors who are symptom-free and able to maintain a face mask and adhere to disease reduction measures, including hand hygiene and physical distancing, will not be turned away. Alternative methods of visitation are encouraged whenever feasible (e.g., telephone or video visits).

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