Ranking Member Takano Applauds Updated VA Mission Statement to Honor All Who Served and Their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors

Ranking Member Takano Applauds Updated VA Mission Statement to Honor All Who Served and Their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced an updated version of its 1959 mission statement today. The new mission statement is: “To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.” This announcement follows a years-long effort championed by House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano to compel VA to update its exclusionary motto to better reflect veterans’ diversity.  
 
“Making VA a more welcoming and inclusive place for veterans has been a top priority of mine. I applaud this long-needed action by the Secretary as an important step in furthering that effort,” said Ranking Member Mark Takano. “As our military becomes more diverse, so does our veteran population, which includes more women than ever before. Words are powerful tools, and any veteran, family member, caregiver, or survivor visiting a VA healthcare facility or sacred resting place in a cemetery should know that VA is, and will always be, a place for them, that all veterans’ service is valued and recognized, and that this nation will always be grateful to them, and those they leave behind.” 

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