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DAV Van Program
Minneapolis Van Schedule
St. Cloud Van Schedule
Veterans Memorial
Soldiers Rest
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Disabled American Veterans Van Program
Brown County Veterans Department in conjunction with DAV Chapter 15 operates two DAV vans for the purpose of transporting veterans to the Minneapolis and St. Cloud Veterans Hospitals.  Volunteer drivers pick up veterans in Springfield, Sleepy Eye, and New Ulm.

Scheduled hospital appointments should be no earlier than 9 A.M.

Rides will be provided by reservation only by calling our office: (507) 233-6636.

Pick-up Points/Departure Times:

Springfield @ Dueber’s Dept. Store (15 N. Marshal)/5:30 A.M. (please be 15 minutes early)

Sleepy Eye @ Jubilee Foods (900 Main Street East)/6:00 A.M. (please be 15 minutes early)

New Ulm @ Hy-Vee (2015 S. Broadway)/6:30 A.M. (please be 15 minutes early)

POOR ROAD CONDITION ADVISORY:

The van will not make a trip if road conditions in the opinion of the driver do not allow absolutely safe travel. In case the road conditions are such that a trip cannot safely be made, transportation for that day will be cancelled.
The Brown County Veterans Service Office will not reschedule your appointment if a trip is canceled.

The van is not equipped nor are the drivers trained or qualified to handle medical emergencies. We will not transport anyone with life threatening emergencies. You should call the local ambulance service when dealing with emergencies.

Some veterans require assistance in traveling, and we are happy to provide transportation for family members or attendants of veterans who need assistance. Those arrangements can be made by calling our office. Veterans will have priority over family members if the van is full.

Veterans who are eligible for travel pay MUST collect travel pay at the VA Medical
Center, and MUST turn it in to the van driver. Veterans who do not turn in the travel pay given to them by the VA Medical Center will not be allowed to ride the van.

Any veteran not collecting travel pay is REQUIRED to pay $10.00. There is no charge for a spouse.

Minneapolis Van Schedule:

Beginning January 2006:  The Van Will Travel On Mondays & Wednesdays.

THE VAN WILL NOT RUN TO MINNEAPOLIS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

JANUARY:       2 & 16
FEBRUARY:    20
MAY:                29
SEPTEMBER:   4
DECEMBER:   25     

St. Cloud Van Schedule:
The Brown County DAV veteran’s van will be transporting veterans to the VA Medical Center at ST. CLOUD on FRIDAY’S ONLY.

The Van Will Not Run: APRIL 14, NOVEMBER 10th and 24th, 2006.

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Brown County Veterans Memorial

On the lawn of the Brown County Courthouse proudly rests a memorial which pays a lasting tribute to all Brown County veterans...past, present and future.

The Brown County Veterans' memorial was completed and became a reality after two long years of planning and construction.  It was dedicated on Veterans' Day (November 11), 1999

If you would like to honor a veteran, living or deceased, you may purchase an 8" x 16" granite paver with his/her name inscribed on it as a lasting memorial in their honor.  The granite paver will be inscribed with the veteran's rank, name, period of service and time of conflict/peacetime. 
The cost of the paver is $175.

To be eligible for a paver, the following guidelines must be met:

1.  All veterans must have a honorable discharge from active duty from the U.S. Armed Forces.  Active Duty for Training does NOT count for active duty.

AND

2.  Currently be a resident of Brown County -OR-
3.  Be a member of a Brown County Post or Chapter -OR-
4.  If deceased, buried in a Brown County Cemetery, or a National Cemetery -OR-
5.  Veteran entered the service from Brown County -OR-
6.  The discharge documents indicate the veteran returned to Brown County upon completion of service.

Applications may be obtained from the Brown County Veterans Service Office and must be verified through a DD Form 214.

For more information on the Veterans Memorial please contact our office at:

Brown County Veterans Service Office
14 South State
New Ulm, MN 56073
(507) 233-6636 or 6637
vsodir@co.brown.mn.us

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Brown County Soldiers Rest

The only county in the State of Minnesota to provide burial plots free of charge to Veterans and their spouse.  Soldiers Rest cemeteries are located in the communities of:: New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, and Springfield.  

Doughboy Monument in 
New Ulm City Cemetery

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides a U.S. flag at no cost, to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased veteran who served honorably in the U. S. armed forces. It is furnished to honor the memory of a veteran’s military service to his or her country.

Generally, the flag is given to the next-of-kin as a keepsake after its use during the funeral service. When there is no next-of-kin, VA will furnish the flag to a friend making a request for it. For Soldiers Rest cemeteries with an Avenue of Flags, families or friends of veterans buried in these cemeteries may donate the burial flags of their loved ones to be flown on patriotic holidays.

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