The Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits office here closed several years ago. There once was a local Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office on S 8th Street, but that closed about a decade ago.Both services shut down after the veterans operating them died.U.S. military veterans living in Dawson County have to either spend hours on the phone and go to Lubbock, Big Spring or Midland if they want to obtain services from the benefit’s office or the DAV.It isn’t known how many military veterans there are living in Dawson County, but at least a handful are interested in bringing back those lost ...