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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW Communications Department has announced winners in the annual website contest. First-place winner in the Department category is theDepartment of New Mexico. Tied for first place in the Posts/District category arePost 1146, St. Clair Shores, Mich., andPost 7327, Springfield, Vir. Placing second is theDepartment of ...
WASHINGTON — DoD has announced that the Military OneSource service has established a Wounded Warrior Resource Center telephone number and e-mail address for service members and their families, if they have concerns or other difficulties during their recovery process. Service members and their family members can now call (800) 342-9647 or e-m...
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has clarified its policy on assisting veterans’ voter registration activities, with particular focus on inpatients and residents of VA community living centers, domiciliaries and patients with limited access to community voter registration resources. The Department will welcome state...
WASHINGTON — The new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is saying "thank you" to the American airline industry for allowing military personnel traveling on orders to now check a third piece of luggage without paying an additional fee. "I am extremely grateful to the airlines for agreeing with the VFW that dropping...
Note: The following letter is from Gen. George Casey, who was to address convention delegates during the VFW's 109th National Convention in Orlando but was unable to attend because of Tropical Storm Fay. Aug 27, 2008 To Those Who Have Served: A Letter to Veterans I am sorry that the storm has kept me from connecting directly with you – the...
ORLANDO, Fla. — America’s largest organization of combat veterans has elected a Vietnam War veteran to head the 1.6 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Glen Gardner, a resident of Round Rock, Texas, was elected national commander August 21 during the VFW’s national convention, held August 16-21 in Orland...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Announcing at today’s Business Session that this will be his last address to a convention of veterans as Commander-in-Chief, President George Bush outlined his achievements in the area of veterans affairs. These included nearly doubling the VA budget, expanding community grants for homeless veterans, signing concurrent r...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) addressed VFW’s Business Session today, saying political contenders should “debate disagreements on the merits of policy” only. The U.S. cannot “secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart,” he said. He outlin...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cal Rapson, director of United Auto Workers’ Veterans Department, accepted the Commander-in-Chief’s Gold Medal of Merit on behalf of UAW and Diana Tremblay, vice president of General Motors North America’s Labor Relations, accepted the same award on behalf of GMNA. They were on hand to present a $150,000 che...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), the first Cuban-born American elected to the U.S. Senate, expressed his appreciation for his adopted country and those who defend it. “As an immigrant my admiration for veterans knows no bounds,” said the Orlando native. “I’m immensely grateful for your service. I lived unde...
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