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WASHINGTON – The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is saluting the president for signing the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 into law last night. “Tens of thousands of Blue Water Navy veterans of the Vietnam War and dependent children born with spina bifida due to a parent’s toxi...
Statement of Gabriella Kubinyi, Legislative Assistant National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To “Ensuring Access to Disability Benefits for ...
Statement of Carlos Fuentes, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To H.R. 485, H.R. 712, H.R. 1647, H.R. 2676, H.R. 2677, H.R. 2942, H.R. 2943. H.R. 3083, and Draft Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. Ch...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision that the World War I memorial in the shape of a 40-foot-tall cross can continue to stand on public land in Maryland. The high court’s 7-2 decision in favor of allowing the cross to stand, clarifies the fact that the mere shape of a monument does not create an &ldquo...
Future VFW Commander-in-Chief Bernard W. “Pat” Kearney was determined to make sure the original GI Bill came to a vote in May 1944. Kearney, then a representative of New York’s 32nd District, knew the salvation of the bill was in the hands of Rep. Frank Gibson, of Georgia. But there was a problem. Gibson was not in D.C., and nobod...
When Army veteran Chad Baer applied for the VFW-Student Veterans of America (SVA) fellowship last year, he already was independently working on better understanding the topic of burn pits. He was inspired to research it because of his own experiences. While in Djibouti with the 702nd Military Police Co., 136th Military Police Bn., of the Texas Army...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is celebrating the proud 244-year history of the United States Army, and its brave soldiers who have been heroically defending our freedom and way of life since June 14, 1775. From the revolution which founded our nation, to the current War on Terrorism, the men and women of the U.S....
WASHINGTON – The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is urging President Trump to quickly sign into law H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, which the Senate passed this evening by unanimous consent. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the VFW-supported legislation on May 14 by a...
After devoting 18 years of his life to the military, VFW-accredited Veterans Service Officer Zac Miller is nearing retirement from the Ohio Army National Guard. But his service continues to uplift the lives of veterans he helps with their VA claims. Miller made the decision to join the Army while he was still in high school, following in the footst...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is saluting a decision by the Justice Department to not contest Procopio v. Wilkie, which now paves the way for the return of veterans disability benefits to some 90,000 so-called Blue Water Navy veterans. “This is a huge victory for tens of thousands of deserving veterans ...
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