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If you received a Purple Heart for being wounded in Vietnam, you could be one of the 13* lucky vets to win VFW’s “Return to Vietnam” trip. This in-country tour fromMarch 30-April 12, 2011, will visit Hanoi, Saigon, Dong Ha, Khe Sanh, Chu Lai, Hue, the DMZ, Da Nang, Hoi and Marble Mountain. Airfare, accommodations and meals are inc...
WASHINGTON — The new national commander of the 2.1 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliaries is saluting the Department of Veterans Affairs for making it easier for Vietnam veterans suffering from illnesses related to Agent Orange exposure to receive the healthcare and benefits they earned and deserve. Today's pu...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — America’s largest organization of combat veterans has elected a Vietnam War veteran to head the 1.5 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Richard L. Eubank, now a resident of Eugene, Ore., was elected VFW National Commander on Aug. 26, 2010, during the VFW’s National Convention held Aug....
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation to speak Monday at the 111th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. The annual convention of America’s oldest major veterans’ organization starts Saturday in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. “It is a time-honored traditio...
INDIANAPOLIS — The national commander of America's largest combat veterans' organization is aghast that a California-based federal appeals court would rule in favor of a Medal of Honor impostor. "The court just dishonored every genuine military hero in our nation's history," said Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., who leads the 2.1-million Veterans of...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— VFW is pleased to announce — for the second year in a row, this year’s 111th VFW National Convention will stream live onwww.vfw.orgfrom the Indianapolis Convention Center. Streaming is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) on Monday, August 23st, during the call to order of the VFW/Ladies Auxiliary, Joint Opening Sess...
"News reports about life insurance companies profiting off our war dead struck an emotional nerve at every level," said Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., national commander of the 2.1 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliaries. "It may be a legal industry practice, but learning that a company is earning more interest than what...
Last August, a group of America’s finest men and women were deployed to Iraq to protect this country and its freedoms.VFW Post 56 in Leavenworth, Kan., wanted to support the family members of these brave men and women during this time of separation and deployment. VFW Post 56 adopted HHC 705th MP BN last August through VFW’s Adopt-A-Un...
More and more VFW Posts are starting up their own programs to aid veterans in many different ways and VFW Post 10804 in Little River, S.C., is raising the bar for these Posts’ programs around the world. In May of 2009 Post 10804 started a program called the “Veterans Welcome Home and Resource Center.” They received their 501c3 st...
“Veterans deserve the best care in the world, and who better to care for them than another veteran,” said William Michael Mooney Jr., Iraq veteran and Medical Support Assistant at the VA Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y. Mooney dedicates his life to helping veterans get better, but he can’t do it alone. “Veterans who keep in close ...
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