West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance

Medal of Honor & Purple Heart Tuition Waivers: This benefit waives all tuition for public higher education institutions for any West Virginia resident who has been awarded the Medal of Honor or the Purple Heart.

Military Incentive Program: This service encourages the private sector to employ veterans by providing a tax credit.

[3] The Department operates a 120,000-square foot, 120 bed nursing facility in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

The Department operates a 150-bed facility located on a 23-acre plot in Barboursville, West Virginia.

A well-provisioned library facilitates learning, and several lounges throughout the facility encourage social interaction.

[4] The Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery is located on a 348-acre plot of land in Institute, West Virginia.

The cemetery will eventually provide a dignified resting place for 66,000 of our state's honored veterans and their closest family.

A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs grant helped facilitate construction of the cemetery.