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There are millions of dollars waiting to be claimed by service members and veterans who were stop lossed, and time is running out! Those eligible must submit their claim by Oct. 21, 2010. TheDoD Web sitelinks to service-specific sites, where you can get more information, or begin the RSLSP claim process. The 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations A...
Last week's U.S. Supreme Court filing of a friend-of-the-court brief by 22 news media organizations in support of the First Amendment rights of the Westboro Baptist Church has outraged the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S."As despicable as their message of hatred is, at least the church has a vested interest in this fight," said VFW National Co...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW is proud to announce the launch of its new website coming this August. After careful review and analysis of the user feedback submitted in recent years, the project began with three main objectives: • to create a unique and interactive site that will better serve to educate members and nonmembers alike on VFW&...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Twenty-two media organizations have sided with a radical church against the father of a fallen Marine who is trying to sue it for picketing his son’s funeral. The media organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Wednesday with the Supreme Court in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church, which protests near servic...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of America's largest combat veterans organization is applauding the Department of Veterans Affairs for eliminating a requirement for veterans to explicitly prove that a traumatic event directly caused their post-traumatic stress. "From this point forward," wrote VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki in a statemen...
Published inRecord Gazetteby Rees Lloyd Morgan, 18, the son of Chuck and Donna Morgan, received a $5,000 scholarship as the VFW’s number one Scout in the U.S. “The judges had a tough time choosing the second and third place winners this year,” said Steve Van Buskirk, VFW national director of programs. “But the judges had n...
Local Eagle Scout Robert Morgan has been named “National Scout of the Year” for 2009-2010 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Morgan, 18, the son of Chuck and Donna Morgan, received a $5,000 scholarship as the VFW’s number one Scout in the U.S. “The judges had a tough time choosing the second and third place winners this year...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is appalled over an Arlington, Mass., school committee decision to reject a 17-year-old student’s request to allow others to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance because some educators are concerned “that it would be hard to find teachers w...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This July 4th, troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait can call the U.S for free for a full 24 hours in honor of Independence Day, courtesy of Sport Clips, beginning at 12:01AM July 4, 2010 and ending at 11:59PM July 4, 2010 (Eastern Standard Time). Free Call Days are available at more than 800 MWR internet cafes using SPAWA...
Richard Wilson Homan, age 87, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2010 at his residence in Franklin, WV. Mr. Homan was born on January 14, 1923 in Sugar Grove, WV, the son of the late Dr. Virgil Ray Homan, Sr. and the late Leafy A. Mitchell Homan. On August 14, 1964, Richard married Jean Ann Simmons, who survives in Franklin. He worked for Kiser Roller...
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