The Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland, Inc is a community of congressionally chartered veteran organizations in the state of Maryland drawn together by strong bonds of respect and mutual ideas and ideals to promote true patriotism, to pursue by legislation and other activities, to advance the welfare of all veterans, their widows, their orphans, and their dependents.  JVC is comprised of the following Maryland Veteran Service Organizations:  American Veterans (AMVETS), Marine Corps League (MCL), Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), Catholic War Veterans (CWV), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW).