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Statement of Raymond C. Kelley, director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives with respect to Building a Better VA: Assessing Ongoing Major Construction Management Problems within the Department.
January 17 marks 24 years since the official commencement of the Persian Gulf War. With this important conflict falling in time between the war in Vietnam and those of Iraq and Afghanistan, unfortunately its veterans are sometimes forgotten. But the VFW remembers, and it takes this opportunity to salute the service and sacrifice of the brave Americ...
Washington, DC — Today, four of the nation’s leading veterans service organizations—AMVETS (American Veterans), DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) and VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars)—released a report calling on renewed focus on access to timely, high quality care, particularly for women veter...
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest war veterans’ organization is hopeful that the impending merger and realignment of several Defense Department organizations and functions will produce the necessary synergy to achieve the fullest possible accounting of missing service personnel from all wars. “There's always been strong unit...
During military training, Marine Bob Smith* fell and suffered a direct hit to the head. In that instant, he hurt his neck and lost partial vision in both eyes. “I went to see the Corpsman. He gave me some ibuprofen, and I resumed my training,” said Smith. “Then I started getting constant headaches. I mostly kept it to myself. I di...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW Publications Department announced today that it is accepting submissions for the VFW’s 2015 National Publications Contest.This year, the VFW National Publications Contest will be judged in different categories than in the past. Additionally, the categories will not be judged within sub-categories based on cir...
WASHINGTON—The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. announced today that the application deadline for its legislative fellowship program for student veterans has been extended until Jan. 15, 2015 to allow more student veterans to make accommodations in their spring semester to participate. The legislative fellowship is a new program develope...
Comrades and sisters, service members, veterans and military families, I extend my warmest wishes to you and yours this Christmas. This time of year offers us the opportunity to share in the spirit of peace, love and happiness. It offers the opportunity to gather with loved ones and friends to celebrate togetherness, and the joy of the holiday. T...
The VFW extends a heartfelt season’s greetings to all of our nation’s veterans, service members and their families, as well as to all who support them. As we gather with family and friends over the coming weeks to celebrate the holidays and ring in a new year, we are reminded that the sanctity of our traditions and our freedom to exercise them ha...
Jason Newcomb wasn’t even 40 years old when a damaged heart valve nearly killed him. “I took my wife Stacy out to dinner. The next thing I know I’m waking up in a hospital bed two weeks later,” said Jason Newcomb, Retired Air Force Technical Sergeant. Newcomb had suffered an aortic dissection. As he described it, his heart v...
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