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A little known but potentially decisive story developing in Afghanistan is the "surge of Afghans," that is, how Afghan men and women have swelled the ranks of the Afghan National Security Forces to levels more than double the U.S. surge. Since Dec. 1, 2009, when President Barack Obama announced the surge of 30,000 U.S. troops, more than 79,000 Afgh...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the second year in a row, VFW will stream live video from the 2011 VFW LegislativeConference in Washington D.C., March 5-9, onwww.vfw.org. Streaming will begin with the Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen Parade of Winners at 6:00 p.m. (EST) on March 6. We’ll pick it back up with the Conference’s Op...
Members at VFW Post 49 in Mobile, Ala., know it’s important to recognize and honor all military units—large and small. They’re concerned that small detachment units don’t always receive the same recognition as their larger counterparts. Members decided the best way to address this concern was to officially adopt the 946th Forward Surgical Team th...
WASHINGTON—The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is appreciative of the funding increase President Obama proposed Monday for the Department of Veterans Affairs, but he has some serious concerns about proposed reductions in programs ranging from construction and infrastructure to medical and prosthetic research. "T...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. left the Oval Office yesterday knowing that President Obama shares his same concerns for properly caring for military veterans, servicemembers and their families, and for continued progress to account for 88,000 Americans still listed as missing-in-action since Wo...
WASHINGTON—Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) posted a statement on her congressional website today that she would remove from consideration a $4.5 billion suggestion that would have affected payments made to disabled veterans. She had previously posted on her website a list of $400 billion in suggested federal spending cuts, to include $4.5 bil...
As of Jan. 16, 2011, VFW Operation Uplink™ “Free Call Day” (FCD) surpassed 5 million connections made from deployed military personnel to their loved ones at home.Operation Uplink hosts Free Call Days for service members serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, as well as hospitalized veterans, giving them the opportunity to call ...
WASHINGTON—America's oldest and largest major combat veterans' organization announced it will do everything within its power to defeat a plan introduced by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) to cut $4.5 billion from the Department of Veterans Affairs. "No way, no how, will we let this proposal get any traction in Congress," said Richard L. Euban...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW is pleased to announce it has teamed up with country artist Ricky Lee to benefit soldiers through itsMilitary Assistance Program (MAP). Lee will donate five dollars from eachpurchase through the VFW Storeof his newest album,Freedom, directly to MAP. Lee’s,Freedomfeatures patriotic songs like, “American H...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is saluting President Obama for launching a new national campaign to support and strengthen the quality of life programs provided to military families in the areas of psychological health and wellbeing, children's education and development, military spouse career and educational opportunities, and increasing...
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