For decades, the mission statement of Veterans Affairs came from a line from President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address on March 4, 1865 — “To care for him who shall have borne the ...

we want them to see themselves in the mission statement on the outside of the building,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough said of the change. “We are here to serve all veterans ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has changed their mission statement for the first time since 1959 to be more inclusive of the kinds of people the department is charged to care for and ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) updated its mission statement by removing a quote said by former President Abraham Lincoln. On Friday, the group released a statement explaining the change.