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For Matthew Royer of Broadview Heights, Ohio, joining the United States Marine Corps came naturally after seeing his father, uncle and grandfather all serve. When his time came, he decided to enroll in the delayed entry program in June of 2001 and planned to leave for camp the following February. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Royer went i...
A U.S. Navy veteran and member of VFW Post 912 donated $10,000 to help the hall on North Main Street recover after Hurricane Harvey. The hall, which had about 18 inches of water inside during the storm, needed a slew of repairs, and bills were starting to rack up. That’s when one member, Chris Lahowetz, owner of Electromagnetic Industries on ...
UPDATE:Last night, the House of Representatives voted to pass this important legislation, but we still need your help! Contact your senators and urge them to swiftly pass the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to help ensure our nation’s commitment to our veterans to provide them with the care they have earned. WASHINGTON – House Committee on Vete...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. has announced the winners of the 2018 National Publications Contest. Two years ago, the publications contest underwent significant changes to encourage continued participation. The contest’s reorganization created two new categories: Magazine and Best Feature Article. This year...
“It was just so overwhelming that this crazy idea I had actually worked,” said Amy Jo Lett, past Auxiliary 5675 president and current District 6 Auxiliary president. A man had called the Post asking for the person “in charge” of the sign. “They told him it was me, and my number is all over Facebook and all over flyers ...
Ponce Inlet Realty, also in Port Orange, donated hats, about 40 mats and five boxes of premium potato chips to the Post, along with $5,000, which the Post is putting toward a new generator. Rosa said his two sons-in-law and two grandchildren helped him distribute those items to the homeless who were waiting for a shuttle to a local church. “I...
Statement of Ken Wiseman, Associate 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 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To “Review of VA’s Life Insurance Programs” WA...
Mylee Cardenas met Gamalier Rosa while helping hurricane victims in Puerto Rico last year, and their interaction proved that VFW stereotypes are wrong. “Sometimes it’s easy to think it’s very old school [and there’s] not something there for you,” said Cardenas, executive director of Warfighter DRT (disaster response te...
After losing his leg in an IED explosion while serving in Afghanistan, Kionte Storey has hiked to two of the highest points in the world. Storey, who served in Iraq (2008 to February 2009) and Afghanistan (2010) with the 3rd Bn., 7th Marines as a basic infantry rifleman, said when he reached the summit of Mount Vinson in Antarctica in 2013, it was ...
Today, the father of three is preparing to graduate with a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., a feat, he said, that wouldn’t have happened without the VFW. In 2008, Tjaden deployed to Iraq with the 2nd Bde., 1st Armd. Div., for 15 months. As a close air support coordinator, Tjaden spent time at Forward Operating Base Ham...
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