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When Aaron Dubois, 28, of Shakopee, Minn., decided to join the military, he saw it as an opportunity to better his life and help his loved ones. "I chose the Marines because I felt like if I could complete the training, there was nothing I could not accomplish," said Dubois. "More than anything, I felt like there was a lot of strife in the world an...
Heather De Jesus first learned about veterans’ advocacy and the VFW in college. She knew almost right away it was her calling. After graduation, she was hired as a VFW Claims Consultant for the VA Regional Office in San Diego. Four years later, she met the Patterson family and made the type of difference in a veteran’s life she always d...
Pottsville, PA, - D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., is supporting the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) with a multi-year commitment through their “Respect. It’s Earned.” campaign. Yuengling’s #LagersForHeroes program is using social media to gain donations for the VFW’s many programs geared to assist ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) proudly announces the names of three teachers selected as national winners in its annual citizenship education contest. There are three categories of competition: elementary school (K-5), middle school (6-8) and high school (9-12). Jessica Mosley, a fourth-grade teache...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– At only 14-months-old, Ban Chang VFW Post 12146 is reinventing the way it does business and attracting new members one activity at a time. Chartered on February 19, 2015, in Banchang, Thailand, VFW Post 12146 started with 35 members and chose their location because of its strong U.S. military ties to the Royal Thai Navy Airf...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) has announced the winners of the 2016 National Publications Contest. Last year, the publications contest underwent significant changes to encourage continued participation. The contest’s reorganization created two new categories: Magazine and Best Feature Articl...
James R. Sweeney II and John A. Biedrzycki Jr., Special to Military Times The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act created the blended military retirement system for which the Department of Defense had been screaming. Now, the Pentagon is trying to gut its overall value and availability to junior enlisted and officers before its implementation ...
Statement of Carlos Fuentes, senior legislative associate, 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 Health with respect to H.R. 2460, H.R. 3956, H.R. 3974, H.R. 3989.
Statement of Aleks Morosky, deputy director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States before the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity United States House of Representatives with respect to a review of veterans preference in federal government hiring.
A final decision is expected by May 1 regarding the military future of decorated Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland, who is fighting an involuntary discharge for confronting an Afghan police commander for raping a small boy and abusing his mother in 2011. The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States voiced ...
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