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WASHINGTON — On Monday, Jan. 15, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary will join the millions of Americans in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a visionary and activist who would ultimately lay down his life for the cause of civil rights. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister...
For the past nine years, VFW Post 311’s emphasis on higher education has led to more than $30,000 in scholarships awarded to high school seniors with family ties to veterans in Richton Park, Illinois. What began in August 2014 with three $1,000 scholarships, the Benjamin O. Davis Post 311 Commander’s Scholarship program has since awarde...
One phone call to Joshua Kampert in 2019 may have saved his life. Kampert received the call from Iraq War veteran Justin Johnson. Johnson said that he and Kampert talked about their struggles after leaving the Marine Corps. The pair were deployed to Iraq from February to September 2005 with Charlie Co., Combat Logistics Bn. 8. “After connect...
Patrick Byrne, 40, lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children, Patrick, Finnegan and Amelia. In college, he joined the ROTC before serving in the Army for nine years. Patrick was stationed in Georgia, North Carolina and Alaska and completed deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, years later, he manages...
Six years after his original lawsuit against the state of Texas for not following the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA), retired Army Capt. LeRoy Torres was awarded $2.49 million by a Texas jury on Sept. 29. An Army Reservist who lost his job as a Texas state trooper when he suffered a service-connected disability ...
Growing up in the small community of Cape May, New Jersey, Gabrielle Masterson had a fascination with outer space. More focused on the arts and less on math and science, Masterson would paint pictures of space and the planets. “I found space amazing and terrifying at the same time,” Masterson said. During her junior and senior years of ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting submissions for its 2024 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 Define...
A study published in July claims a type of polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) used in the military is linked to testicular cancer in airmen. The toxin is a component in firefighting foam, such as aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), which is used to extinguish liquid-based fires. A medical journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, published an article...
Raquel Riley Thomas was motivated to enlist by her family’s legacy of service. “My grandmother and her brother served, as did my mother and her sister. I felt a deep sense of duty to continue the tradition of service to my country,” she said. Thomas spent nine years in the Army, and today, she is a member of VFW Post 10822. Her pa...
WASHINGTON – With 2023 drawing to a close, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) extends a heartfelt season’s greetings and its warmest wishes for a peaceful holiday season to all of our nation’s veterans, service members, and their families and advocates. While we enjoy togetherness and celebrate this festive time of year, let us ke...
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