IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA

WE ARE THE LEADING VOICE OF THE POST-9/11 GENERATION OF VETERANS, AND WE BELIEVE THE DYNAMIC MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR COMMUNITY REPRESENT AMERICA'S FUTURE OUR NEXT GREATEST GENERATION. THEY ARE OUR TRUE NORTH, AND IAVA'S WORK IS DESIGNED TO ELEVATE THEM, SHED LIGHT ON THEIR CONCERNS, CENTER THEIR STORIES, AND FOSTER THEIR LEADERSHIP. IAVA INCREASES AWARENESS IN THE MEDIA, ON CAPITOL HILL, AND AMONG THE PUBLIC, LEADING THE CHARGE TO CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE FOR VETERANS TODAY. WE REPRESENT THE MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED SINCE 9/11. AT A TIME WHEN OUR VETERANS CONTINUE TO LEAD AND SET AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE, WE MUST ENSURE THEIR LEADERSHIP IS SEEN, HEARD, AND FELT BY THOSE WHO ARE DESPERATELY SEEKING MORE FROM THEIR LEADERS.