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VFW Commander-in-Chief Duane Sarmiento issued a powerful statement to veterans in November: Don’t Feed the Sharks. Sarmiento’s message refers specifically to what VFW has dubbed “claim sharks,” which are unscrupulous individuals or companies charging hefty fees to supposedly assist veterans with their VA claims. This is ille...
The passage of the Honoring Our Pact Act in 2022 included a provision known as the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA). The CLJA allows veterans, family members and contractors suffering from the effects of toxic exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to file lawsuits for compensation. The CLJA applies to people who worked for ...
A VFW in the Rust Belt donated $20,000 to local fire and police departments earlier this year. VFW Post 3343 in Clyde, Ohio, gave the Clyde Fire and Police departments $10,000 each, which will be used for much-needed equipment for the first responders. VFW Post 3343 Commander Brian Moore said it is important for the Post to support the department b...
A Post in southern Virginia in December conducted a retirement ceremony for worn and unusable U.S. flags. For several years, members of VFW Post 9954, located in Virginia’s Lunenburg Country, have collected torn and tattered U.S. flags from area residents. Post 9954’s mission is to retire unserviceable flags in a “dignified way,&r...
When Dave Buhr was serving in Vietnam in 1967 with the 36th Evacuation Hospital in Vung Tau, he found a new hobby in photography. One of Buhr’s battle buddies brought his 35-millimeter camera with him to Vietnam. Buhr played around with the camera and soon purchased his own Yashica 35-millimeter twin lens reflex camera. He used it to capture ...
A new year brings with it opportunities for change. To help keep your life organized, the VFW Store offers a selection of planners. Here is a look at some of those items to keep you on track with your goals in 2024. Your purchase from the VFW Store supports veterans, military service members and their families. The pocket calendar provides 13 month...
Vietnam veteran Tony Blount remembers when he and his late wife, Amy, went through hard times when they were younger. The couple — both of whom were 100 percent disabled veterans — had to utilize food banks to make ends meet. When the duo had the opportunity to give back, they formed West Plains Angels out of Cheney, Washington, to help...
March 3-7 is VFW’s 2024 Washington Conference in Washington, D.C. During this time, VFW leaders converge on Capitol Hill to engage with their lawmakers on behalf of all veterans. Additionally, this conference provides an opportunity for the VFW to discharge its mid-year business to include committee meetings and a meeting of the National Coun...
Tillie Bobby and her family spent 80 years piecing together the vague details around her uncle’s death during World War II, clinging to a citation that simply stated he was killed at sea. But in 2022, while browsing the Find a Grave database online, Bobby and her husband, Roger, of Port Sanilac, Michigan, discovered a link between Tillie&rsqu...
Members of VFW Post 10380 in Green Township, Ohio, partnered with Wreaths Across America to lay 500 wreaths in a ceremony at their local Bridgetown Cemetery on Dec. 16. Led by location coordinator Bill Ostermeyer, Post 10380 welcomed more than 70 guests to their ceremony at Bridgetown Cemetery, where they laid 500 wreaths on the graves of local vet...
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