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CHICAGO— Like many wives of deployed military personnel, Park Forest resident Rianne Toll is burdened by a heavy heart and a fuller plate. Her husband, Jeffrey Toll Jr., is in the Navy Reserve and has worked in an armory in Kuwait for the past eight months. His absence leaves the stay-at-home mom in charge of their three children - ages 1...
TAIPEI, Republic of China —President Ma Ying-jeou met with the Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Glen Gardner and former Commander-in-Chief Larry Rivers at the Presidential Office on the afternoon of May 5. The president extended a warm welcome to the visitors on their trip to Taiwan. President Ma noted ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — VFW has announced the winners of the 2009 National Publications Contest. Two full-time journalism professionals served as judges for the competition. The winning publications in each category are: Department Publications Large 1st Pennsylvania VFW News David Sandman, Editor 2nd Texas VFW News Roy Grona, Editor 3rd VFW Wisc...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Past VFW National Commander Cooper T. Holt passed away at his home on Friday, May 1, 2009. He was 85. Cooper T. Holt was elected Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1956. At 32, he was the youngest Commander-in-Chief in the history of the organization. A World War II veteran, he joined VFW Post 1289, Cha...
WASHINGTON — In the Thursday Washington Times opinion editorial "Who Speaks for Veterans," Vets for Freedom member Gabe Ledeen maliciously impugned the 110-year-old reputation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. because he disagreed with the VFW response to a Department of Homeland Security threat assessment on radical extremist group...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is now accepting and processing applications for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. You should complete and submit application form available online and will receive a letter explaining VA’s decision regarding your eligibility for the program. The form requires that individuals currently eligible for another education ...
VFW icon and veterans’ advocate Robley Rex died early Tuesday morning at a VA Medical Center in Kentucky at the age of 107. He passed away just four days before his 108th birthday. Rex was one of the oldest surviving WWI-era veterans, and the only surviving WWI-era veteran in Kentucky. After enlisting in the United States Army in 1919 and s...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is deeply concerned that calls to punish Bush Administration officials over enemy interrogation policies will further divide the country along partisan lines. He wants President Obama to let the issue go. "We cannot go backwards and prosecute people for providing...
Kevin Harvick hasn't seen the checkered flag in more than two years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but he was a winner Thursday in the eyes of hundreds of airmen at Luke Air Force Base. Harvick, partially sponsored by the Veteran of Foreign Wars, plays a key role in the Salute to the Military program at Phoenix International Raceway that began f...
WASHINGTON —The leader of the nation's largest combat veterans' organization said a leaked government document that mentions disgruntled military veterans as potential security threats should have been worded differently, but he takes no issue with the document's purpose: to assess possible threats to the safety and security of the United Sta...
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