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Background The Honoring our PACT Act passed the House in March with a broad bipartisan vote. Now it is time for the Senate to do its job. The Honoring our PACT Act is THE comprehensive solution to provide access to VA health care and benefits to toxic-exposed veterans. Supported by more than 40 veteran organizations, this historic legislation would...
WASHINGTON —Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce its selection as a steering committee member for Task Force Movement: Life Cycle Pathways for Veterans and Military to Trucking, a new partnership to support the White House’s initiative to strengthen America’s trucking industry “The VFW has always stood read...
For the first time in her 15-year marriage, Hyun-Ju Garduno is now a VFW Auxiliary member, thanks to a change in the organization’s bylaws. A vote by Auxiliary members at the national convention in Kansas City, Missouri, last July paved the way for Garduno to join. In Section 101 of the VFW Auxiliary National Bylaws, the words “member o...
Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Pappas, Ranking Member Mann, and m...
Nearly seven hours each day is spent staring at screens, according to recent global digital findings by DataReportal. In fact, a survey conducted by The Vision Council found that 68% of people reported using two or more devices with screens simultaneously, be it a laptop computer or television and a tablet or smartphone. People who are closely con...
Statement of Kristina Keenan, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021 (PACT Act)” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Tester, Rankin...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary are proud to join a grateful nation in commemorating National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, and celebrate the millions Vietnam era veterans on the fifth anniversary of the holiday. In 2017, March 29 was officially designated National Vietnam War Veterans Day as a way for ...
Statement of Tammy Barlet, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To “Pending Legislation” Washington, D.C. Chair Luria, Rank...
While dry-docked aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during the initial shutdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Miranda Williams came across an interesting Facebook post. Williams, who spent most of the pandemic in deployments to the Indo-Pacific region with the Navy’s “Air Wing of the Future,” C...
When Vietnam War veteran John Sekletar set out to honor those who fought for freedom and country, he wanted to do so by fusing his passion for art and military history. An Amherst, Ohio, native in tune with the town’s art scene, he created the Amherst Veterans Mural Association Committee in 2010 to fund murals created by local artists wanting...
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