clyde seiler chapter 21 disabled american veterans
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Meet Our Chapter Officers
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Learn what DAV Chapter 21 has been doing for the past 50 years.
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Meet Our Chapter Officers
Meet Our Chapter Officers
Meet Our Chapter Officers
See their faces and learn who they are.
A February 2011 fire seriously damaged our Chapter Home.
Following the fire, the building was uninhabitable because of fire damage and asbestos contamination. The fire caused extensive damage to the second floor and cause water damage on portions of the first floor and smoke damage throughout the building. Following asbestos remediation, much of the furniture and other Chapter items had to be disposed of, and items that could be salvaged were removed and stored to enable reconstruction to proceed.
The second floor was gutted, the hole in the roof was repaired, and reconstruction began. The second floor was reconstructed into office spaces to be leased to private tenants. The first floor was renovated to enable more efficient utilization of the meeting hall, with new storage cabinets and serving counters installed. The basement was renovated and has been leased since 2012 to the Street Fraternity, to support their at-risk youth programs.
The Chapter redidicated the building during a ceremony on February 25, 2012. Although the fire created tremendous challenges for the Chapter, the reconstructed/renovated Chapter Home provides a comfortable and usable facility that enables Chapter 21 to continue its mission.
The flags proudly flying at our Chapter home
We thank AC Flag and Banner, Littleton, CO for donating a new flagpole to the Chapter in 2021.
Meet our Chapter 21 Officers
Adjutant Andrew Grieb
Andy Grieb is an Air Force veteran and served as a military police officer. Andy suffered a severe Line of Duty injury which resulted in his honorable discharge in 1990. Andy has served as an officer of the Chapter and/or Department of Colorado for the last 26 years.
Email Adjutant Grieb at adjutant@dav21co.org
Senior Vice Commander Richard Hogue
Richard Hogue was seriously wounded in January 1970 while serving as an infantry Platoon Sergeant in Vietnam. He has been a DAV life member for over 46 years. Richard is a retired federal employee and a retired volunteer/resereve firefighter. Email Richard at chapter@dav21co.org
Commander Mary Jaramillo
Mary is a Navy veteran . . ..
Junior Vice Commander Jim Sharp
Jim is a retired Air Force veteran with over 20 years of service. He also worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jim also has been a Chapter Service Officer for six years. You may contact Jim by email at: jim@dav21co.org
Treasurer Kurt Miller
Dr. Kurt L Miller served on active duty in the US Marine Corps from January 1973 to November 1994. He served 13 years enlisted and nearly nine years as an officer (Mustang). After retirement, Dr. Miller earned his doctorate in 1998 and had a 25 year career in academia, as both an academic manager and faculty member for several higher education institutions. You may contact Kurt by email at: kurt@dav21co.org
Chapter Service Officers
Four Chapter Service Officers provide benefits assistance to approximately 200 veterans monthly. They provide a valuable service to help veterans to receive their entitled benefits. Our service officers are Andy Grieb, Jim Sharp, and Kurt Miller.
You may contact one of the Chapter Service Officer by email at:
DAV's Mission statement
DAV Mission Statement
We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring the veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of america's injured heroes on Capital Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterns transitioning back to civilian life.
The mission is carried forward by:
- Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service andprovided by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA);
- Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically;
- Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the white House and judicial Branch, as well as state and local government:
- Extending DAV's mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local Chapters; and
- Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.