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WASHINGTON — More than 500 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. are arriving in the nation’s capital this weekend to urge their members of Congress to continue transforming the Department of Veterans Affairs so that it can more efficiently and effectively serve America’s veterans. “The VFW is fully committed...
On the second floor of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Mo., music is being made weekly. With the sound of a metronome clicking in the background, three veterans slowly strum their guitars while their instructor patiently calls out instructions. Iraq vet Chris Longdon plays alongside Vietnam veteran Kelly Johnson at ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Next weekend, more than 500 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., the nation’s largest and oldest war veterans’ organization begin rallying in Washington, D.C., to voice the concerns of veterans directly with the nation’s lawmakers during the 2017 VFW Legislative Conference, Feb. 26 –...
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – Longtime partners, Sport Clips Haircuts and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) will once again return to sponsor the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Darlington Raceway, extending their entitlement sponsorship through the 2020 race season. The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is ...
US Army Sergeant Mingo McCall, 37, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, served active duty from September of 2000 to April of 2013. “I decided to join pretty much on a whim, but after joining I felt a real sense of fulfillment,” McCall said. McCall was looking forward to graduating from ITT Technical Institute and stepping into the profess...
Do you associate the concept of networking with kissing up, lying or not being authentic? The concept of networking is often seen as distasteful by veterans. During your military career, it was important to build relationships and credibility with influencers and stakeholders, but you might believe you did it naturally, not in a forced or strateg...
Statement of Ryan Gallucci, Deputy Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs United States House of Representatives With Respect to “Exploring National Work Queue’s Impact on Claims Proce...
WASHINGTON -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is saluting the Senate for confirming Dr. David Shulkin as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "Veterans are very fortunate to have Dr. Shulkin voluntarily stay in what has evolved into the most scrutinized and criticized position in the country," said VFW National Commander Brian D...
When Seth Napel returned from Afghanistan, he realized he was “going to have a hard time adjusting to civilian life.” “I was on this euphoria coming off deployment, and it was not jiving with how the rest of the world worked,” said Napel, who served from 2009-10 in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, with the 2nd Bn., 121st Inf. Re...
Washington, D.C. — The United States World War I Centennial Commission has officially announced the national ceremony commemorating the centennial of the United States entry into World War I, a war that changed the nation and the world forever. The national ceremony, “In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace: Centennial Commemoration of the U...
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