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Instead of voting to advance the Honoring our PACT Act to the president’s desk, 25 senators changed their votes and no longer support toxic-exposed veterans. This is the same bill 84 senators voted in favor of in June. No more delays! No more games! The Senate must pass the PACT Act now! Take Action Contact your senators and tell them no m...
“When I heard the news about the failed PACT Act vote I was angered. Yesterday, 25 senators who voted for the PACT Act last month changed their vote on the exact same bill. The VFW has said time and time again, that passing the PACT Act will save lives. These 25 senators who broke their promise to veterans are risking more veterans getting si...
WASHINGTON — On the 69th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) pays tribute to those who served, fought and died on the Korean peninsula. On July 27, 1953, U.S., North Korean and Chinese military commanders, signed the Korean Armistice Agreement, bringing the Korean War to a close. A total of 36,576...
The path that led Purple Heart recipient Zach Stinson toward a para-triathlon national title in2021 began on the outskirts of an Afghanistan village on Nov. 9, 2010. As a 21-year-old Marine attached to the 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, in Marjah, southern Helmand Province, Stinson was conducting an after-action damage assessment when he would take a step t...
For many veterans, equine therapy has been a way to cope with symptoms of post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries. Those veterans form a special bond and relief from working with horses that possibly no other animal can provide. At New Freedom Farm, located in Buchanan, Virginia, organizers take it a step further by saving horses that ar...
When the Veterans Cannabis Group partnered with VFW Post 720 in Phoenix for an inaugural event on Jan. 8, it marked the start of a new relationship set to help and inform veterans. The VCG’s CannaVet Festival at Post 720 welcomed more than 1,000 veterans and their families, promoting a safe and friendly space to learn and use cannabis provide...
Twin brothers Kevin and William Farrell are Vietnam War veterans who served together in the 101st Airborne Division. Kevin served with A Co., 1st Bn., 327th Inf., and William was with A Co., 101st Aviation Bn. Between May and July 1971, they were both based at Camp Eagle in Phu Bai. Kevin said that while he doesn’t believe it was rare that br...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Timothy M. Borland, of Benson, Arizona, was elected today as the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), a congressionally chartered veterans service organization comprised of more than 1 million eligible veterans and military service members from all six branches of the armed forces. “My slogan ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dan West was appointed the national adjutant general of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. on July 21, 2022, at the 123rd VFW National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Dan served in the United States Marine Corps from 1983 to 1994, serving in Operation Desert Storm. He joined the VFW in 1996 at Post 3413 in San Ma...
Despite becoming the first female Department commander of West Virginia in June, Dr. Corrina Boggess dwells little on the historic accomplishment, focusing rather on the tasks at hand. A former deputy chief of staff for the Army Reserve in Washington, D.C., who retired in 2009 as a colonel after 28 years in the service, Boggess’ leadership wi...
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