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WASHINGTON — The national commander of America’s largest and oldest major war veterans’ organization is calling an article published yesterday in the New York Times off-base and biased against pre-9/11 veterans’ service organizations. ‘‘The article, entitled ‘Veterans Groups Compete With Each Other, and Str...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is now accepting submissions for its 2019 National Publications Contest. VFW publications published up to four times annually, or five or more times annually, will be judged in four categories.* The categories are: Department-level publications: Newspaper/Newsletter ...
With every passing year, more and more of Americans’ lives are lived online. Why drive to the bank or the DMV when you can deposit checks with your cell phone and renew your driver’s license from home? Adults socialize with friends, pay bills and file their taxes online. High school seniors average a whopping six hours a day online,1 te...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As 2018 draws to a close, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. extends its warmest season’s greetings and happy holidays to all of our nation’s veterans, service members, and their families and advocates. “Over the coming weeks as we spend time with friends, family and those closest to us to celebrate ...
WASHINGTON — The objection by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to passing H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018, by unanimous consent today on the Senate floor has effectively doomed any chance of the bill being passed in the 115th Congress. Lee now joins Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), who objected last week due to the bill’s overa...
Statement of Kayda Keleher, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record Joint Hearing Committees on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate and United States House of Representatives With Respect To “Tracking Transformation: VA MISSION Act Implementation” WASHINGT...
Veteran James E. Jones, Jr. of San Diego, Calif., is a remarkable person surrounded by the love and support of his family and friends. He has spent 26 years of his life in service to his country, and is set to retire from the Navy in a few months. Growing up in a small community in Alabama, Jones knew he wanted to leave but was too intimidated by t...
VFW Post 2195 will host its second “Operation North Pole” event on Dec. 15 in thedining room of Market Street in Allen. Children will speak to Mrs. Claus, who will be setup across town, through a ham radio. Post member Jim Brevard, a Vietnam War veteran who served from 1964-65 with theAir Force’s 619th Tactical Control Squadron, s...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This week as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. reflects on the seventh anniversary of the end of the Iraq War, we salute and honor the service of America’s more than 1.5 million Iraq War veterans and the nearly 4,500 service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice. The front lines of Iraq brought with it a neve...
Statement of Michael Figlioli, Deputy Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?” WASHINGTON, DC Chairman Roe, Ranking Member Walz, and m...
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