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‘Tis the season of love, hope and peace. But, the fact is the world is not yet at peace and as a direct result, thousands of America’s best men and women will not spendthis holiday season with their families. These are the brave souls who believe in something greater than themselves; something that extends far beyond the holiday season ...
Several weeks ago, we inadvertently posted an email message headquarters received regarding an organization calledVeterans Affairs Services (VAS). Subsequently we discovered the origin and information contained in the email was bogus. If you receive any further emails regarding VAS, please be sure to double check the source before passing along th...
The end of the Defense Department policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is imminent, but the national commander of the nation's largest combat veterans organization is still urging the administration to move cautiously with implementation. "The acceptance of open homosexuality and the creation and enforcement of new policies could be far more d...
By Rodney Richey, The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON, Ind.— Melvin E. “Bud” Biddle, the soft-spoken Anderson native who went on to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in World War II’s infamous Battle of the Bulge, died Thursday at Saint John’s Medical Center. He was 87. Gov. Mitch Daniels, upon hearing th...
Retired E-7 Charles Gilkey from Clarksville, Tenn., never thought life would throw him such a curve ball. That is, until age 42 when he faced serious health problems. Gilkey worked patrol in Iraq and also served in Bosnia and Panama. In a nasty fall in Iraq, Gilkey severely injured his back and tore his rotator cuff. On top of the extreme pain from...
If the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military is repealed, it could be partly due to a flawed survey instrument that focused more on implementation and not on whether servicemembers wanted the law lifted. On Tuesday, the Department of Defense released a highly anticipated report after nine months of surveying nearly 160,000 military memb...
VFW National Military Services Update Sgt. Todd Plybon was serving in Afghanistan when a plumbing leak threatened to ruin his family’s home. The leak was so severe it caused significant damage to the floor supports under the kitchen. Todd’s wife, Tara, recalled there being a "literal hill from the sink to the kitchen table. If you drop...
U.S. troops around the world received some sweet treats thanks to VFW members in California. Members of Post 5059 and its Ladies Auxiliary in Turlock spent a day packing boxes of candy and other items to send to deployed troops. Together with volunteers from American Legion Post 88, Legion Riders 88 and Sons of Legionnaires 88, they packed and ship...
VFW National Military Services Update North Carolina VFW Post 10001 is working with local businesses to provide much needed support to soldiers and their families through the North Carolina National Guard Family Programs. The idea for the project came after a member of Post 10001, Thomas Skidmore, read a newspaper article about veterans’ stru...
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