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In its 10th year, the annual VFW Department of Pennsylvania’sWomen Veterans Conference boasted its largest turnout during Women’s History Month in March. Hosting more than 165 women veterans from across Pennsylvania at the Pittsburgh Marriott North on March 24-26, the conference provided everything from seminars and workshops to VFW ser...
It had been 15 years since Michael Polsley rode a motorcycle, feeling the rush of wind hiss as he traveled fast and steady down an open road. A Vietnam War veteran, Polsley’s favorite pastime had been stripped from him by the utterance of a name given to symptoms he was beginning to experience in his later years, that of Parkinson’s Dis...
Irene Hosking was 24 years old when she joined the Army Nurse Corps more than 80 years ago. Her brother — two years her junior — survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. That pivotal moment provided the impetus for Hosking’s enlistment on May 15, 1942. She met her husband, Louis W.A. Hosking, while based at Fort Custer, Michigan (now ...
Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity With Respect To Pending Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Van Orden, Ranking Member Levin, and member...
WASHINGTON — On this Flag Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) not only salutes America’s banner of freedom, but also the nation’s first military branch to defend it – the United States Army. On June 14, 1775, the following entry was written into the journal of the Second Continental Congress: “Resolved, that six co...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, officially opening regular military service to all women. Since the American Revolution, American women served during times of war. Albeit in a limited capacity, women traveled with and suppor...
A VFW-approved House bill that aims to improve service for aging veterans was introduced in February. The Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act (H.R. 542) would give additional support to caregivers and expand access to home and community-based care programs for older veterans. If passed and signed into law, the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act would require VA...
A government watchdog organization reported that VA is notworking with veterans service organizations to contact veterans as partof the Solid Start program. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that VA needs to work with organizations, such as VFW, to help department representatives contact newly separated veterans. Doing so is requi...
WASHINGTON — Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) pauses to remember the more than 156,000 brave Allied troops who landed by air and by sea targeting the 50-mile stretch of Normandy’s beaches to liberate German-occupied France and bring an end to the Nazi regime. June 6, 1944, forever changed the course of history. With over 5,000 ...
When Army Command Sgt. Maj. Micheal Seefeld deployed to Honduras last year in support of Operation Alamo Shield, he was struck by the needs of the underserved children of the Central American country. As the junior vice commander of VFW Post 6003 in Oxford, Wisconsin, Seefeld reached out to Post Commander Tim Donahue for assistance in executing a s...
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