The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs helps connect veterans and their family members to the benefits and services they earned through their military service.
Our Central Office is located in Olympia and includes a Veterans Service Center as well as administrative support for all agency programs.
WDVA offers long-term care in our three State Veteran Homes (the Washington Soldiers Home, the Washington Veterans Home, and the Spokane Veterans Home) for honorably discharged veterans, and in some cases, their spouses. A fourth Veterans Home will be built in Walla Walla on the campus of the Jonathan M. Wainwright VA Medical Center.
The Veterans Services Division provides claims assistance as well as counseling services for veterans and their family members. And our State Veterans Cemetery honors veterans in their final resting place.
598,460 Veterans
60,000 Active Duty
19,000 Guard and Reserve
2,000,000 Family Members
24 Hour Veterans Crisis Line 800-273-8255 Press 1
EMPLOYMENT
Get Certified as a Veteran Owned Business
Certified Veteran and Servicemember Owned Businesses
EDUCATION
Washington's Community and Technical Colleges
Washington State’s Education Benefits for Veterans
HEALTHCARE
Veterans Training Support Center
WOMEN VETERANS
Federal VA Center for Women Veterans
Federal VA Women Veterans Health Care
Women's Health Clinic at Puget Sound
Women's Military Sexual Trauma Program
Women's Overseas Service League
Federal Legislation Related to Women Veterans
Department of Labor Trauma Informed Care Guide for Service Providers
STATE BENEFITS
Washington Veterans Calendar of Events
Free Disabled Veteran License Plate
Veteran/Military Service Award Emblems
Washington CDL Military Skills Test Waiver
Nonresidents stationed in Washington License Plates
Free or Reduced Rate State Park Passes
Veterans Family Fund of America
Scholarships for Military Children
Free or Reduced Veterans/Military Rate for Hunting & Fishing
Disabled Veterans Reduced Public Transportation Fees
Free or Reduced Rate State Park Passes
Washington residents stationed outside the state vehicle excise tax or RTA tax
Nonresidents Tax Exemption on vehicle excise tax or RTA tax
WASHINGTON VETERANS HOMES
Washington Soldiers Home in Orting, WA
WASHINGTON VETERANS CEMETERY
Washington State Veterans Cemetery at Medical Lake
CONTACTS
Washington State Department of Veteran's Affairs
1102 Quince St SE
Olympia, WA 98504-1150
800-562-2308
American Legion Department of Washington
3600 Ruddell Rd SE
Lacey, WA 98503
360-491-4373
360-491-4375
360-491-7442 Fax
American Legion Department of Washington Service Officer
Bob Wallace
Jackson Federal Bldg
915 2nd Ave
Room 1042
Seattle, WA 98174
206-341-8262
206-220-6104 Fax