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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Thanksgiving Day is a holiday rooted in unique traditions, cultures and recipes, offering each and every one of us a time to express our gratitude and appreciation for the blessings in our lives. As we gather together with friends and family in celebration of all we hold dear, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. encour...
The November 1943 invasion of the Gilbert Islands was the beginning of the U.S. “island-hopping” campaign in the central Pacific during World War II. U.S. commanders determined that amphibious attacks on Japanese-occupied islands was the key to victory. The island of Tarawa was the first target in the Allied campaign. About 80 nautical ...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to add hypertension and a precursor to multiple myeloma to the current list of 14 presumptive diseases associated with contact with chemical defoliants used in Vietnam, Thailand, and along the Korean DMZ. The VFW’s case is bolstered by...
Statement Of Patrick Murray, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives With Respect To “A Continued Review of GI Bill Payment Delays” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman...
Statement of Michael Figlioli, Deputy Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To “Exploring VA’s Oversight of Contract Disability Examina...
WASHINGTON — The national commanders of the nation’s two largest veterans organizations are demanding that Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie bring immediate attention to his nursing home program that currently has 70 percent of its 132 homes receiving failing grades by the VA’s own rating system. The call by V...
One of the requisite World War I recruitment posters showed a beautiful and composed nurse bending over a young soldier gazing up at her in gratitude and admiration. Such art was, of course, a fantasy, and by war’s end it was an affront to truth. Thousands of U.S. nurses served admirably during the Great War of 1914-18, but there was nothing ...
VFW Commander-in-Chief B.J. Lawrence visited with Army units during predeployment training at the nation’s largest Army training center. Fort Irwin’s National Training Center (NTC) is the only U.S. military training facility that supports brigade-level, live-fire exercises ranging from small arms to aircraft-launched bombs. Lawrence met...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Veterans Day, Nov. 11, has extra meaning for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and all of our nation’s veterans because 100 years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the Great War – the war to end all wars – finally ended. Even 100 years later, we reflect on the generati...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This Saturday marks the 243rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Experts at improvising, adapting and overcoming, the men and women who become Marines share a special spirit and connection as part of the “Few and the Proud.” Seeped in rich traditions and hallmark valor, the Marines have fought in every ...
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