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Jun 24 2021

Unmet Needs Helps Couple 'Get Back on Track'

Two Iraq War veterans and spouses, Carlos and Jennifer Gonzalez, received much-needed assistance in paying their electric bill as well as $500 in gift cards to Walmart through the VFW’s Unmet Needs program after they were honorably discharged from the Army. “Getting help … helped us get back on track,” Jennifer said. Both Carlos and Jennifer served in Iraq from 2005 to 2006. Jennifer was with the 80th Inf. Div., while Carlos served with the 94th Inf. Division. Jennifer ...

Jun 22 2021

'It Was the Biggest Blessing'

When Tiffany Deen gave birth to her son, Jude, on April 25, 2020, after an emergency C-section, she wasn’t allowed to hold him. Having been born without an esophagus, Jude was whisked away to a hospital two hours away. Deen’s husband, Juan, was deployed with the Navy at the time. For nine months, Tiffany lived out of a hotel in Macon, Ga., while Jude was being evaluated and treated. Juan was able to join her when Jude was 6 months old. Everything changed for the family i...

Jun 22 2021

Military Sexual Assault Victims Less Likely to Stay in Military

During an independent review of military sexual assault in 2014, RAND Corporation reported that troops who said they had been sexually assaulted during their service were twice as likely as those who hadn’t to transition into civilian life prematurely. The report published in February is titled Effects of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment on Separation from the U.S. Military, which can be accessed at rand.org. RAND estimated that about 21,000 service members were sexu...

Jun 15 2021

'I Did Not Expect to Have to Fight for My Very Survival'

At 21, Lisa Carrington Firmin was the sole female officer in a squadron of fighter pilots in New Mexico. In the best of circumstances, this would be considered challenging. Add in extreme harassment, gender discrimination, sexism and misogyny, as well as racial and ethnic discrimination, and she says that is an accurate description of the first half of her 30-year Air Force career. Firmin’s experiences are not uncommon. A graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Firm...

Jun 14 2021

VFW National Commander Thanks VHA Acting Under Secretary for Leadership During ‘Unprecedented Times’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, I would like to take the opportunity to publicly thank Dr. Richard Stone for the outstanding job he has done leading the Veterans Health Administration as Acting Under Secretary for Health. For the past three years, Dr. Stone has dedicated himself to upholding our nation’s commitment to providing an exemplary level of care for more than 9 million of America’s veterans. His work implementing the VA MISSION ACT ...