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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Each year for the past 14 years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has recognized three exceptional teachers for their outstanding commitment to teach Americanism and patriotism to their students. The Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award recipients are selected from entries submitted by local VFW...
March 12, 2013 The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of millions of veterans, service members and their families, we the undersigned leaders of the nation’s largest Veterans and Military Service Organizations write to request your person...
The VFW needs you to immediately contact your members of Congress to urge their support of H.R. 833 and S. 470 to lower the ranking of the new Distinguished Warfare Medal to below the Purple Heart. Here's why: Because in a letter to VFW National Commander John Hamilton, the Defense Department again said they would not lower the status of ...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of America’s oldest and largest major combat veterans organization is applauding yesterday’s introduction of S. 470 to lower the Pentagon’s new Distinguished Warfare Medal to below the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in the military order of precedence. The Senate bill is a companion to H.R. ...
WASHINGTON — During today’s testimony before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees, the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) pledged the organization will not let America’s veterans be forgotten by Congress or the Administration. Today’s testimony comes just days...
WASHINGTON — More than 600 members of the nation’s oldest and largest major combat veterans’ organization are arriving in Washington this weekend to urge their members of Congress to protect the Department of Veterans Affairs budget from sequestration, as well as Defense Department quality of life programs for the troops and thei...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. left the Oval Office this morning knowing that President Obama shares his same concerns for properly caring for military veterans, service members and their families. "It was a very positive meeting and we're grateful for the opportunity," said John E. Hamilton, a...
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — The military's new medal for cyber warriors should get a demotion, according to veterans groups and lawmakers who say it shouldn't outrank such revered honors as the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. The Distinguished Warfare Medal, announced by the Defense Department two weeks ago, is a sign of the changing...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., the nation’s largest organization of combat veterans, is applauding yesterday’s announcement from House Veterans Affairs Committee leadership to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs one year in advance. House VA Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, R-Fla., and Ranking Member Mike Michaud, D-Mai...
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