EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Kara Maack joins ADVA as Quality Assurance Administrator

Kara Maack, a longtime employee with the State of Arkansas, has joined The Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) as the new Quality Assurance Administrator effective February 10, 2025.

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Veazey promoted to ADVA Cemeteries Division Director 

Steve Veazey, a retired Command Sergeant Major with the Arkansas National Guard, has been promoted to Cemeteries Division Director for the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) effective January 14, 2025.

By Mark Woodall

The Arkansas Veterans’ Commission held its first meeting of the New Year on Monday, January 6, at the Arkansas Military and First Responders Academy in Little Rock.

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The Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) welcomed its 3^rd Secretary, Robert Ator II, on Thursday, January 2.

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Today, the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs honors the service and sacrifice of Lake City native Sergeant Charles Edwin Beaty, a World War II and Korean War soldier who died in 1950 during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.

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Friends and family gathered on Saturday, October 5, at Arkansas Tech University to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Russellville resident Jock Davis, who turns 100 years of age on October 12. The retired Army Major served in World War II and the Korean War before working 50 years in the private sector as a poultry manager.

Story by Mark Woodall