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Retired Master Sergeant Jim Carver, 53, of Powhatan, Va., describes the initial process of separating from the military as “hectic.” A disabled veteran who served over 21 years on active duty, Carver “had the basics taken care of” with his initial VA claim. However, when he heard about the VFW’s National Veterans Servi...
Statement of Kayda Keleher, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States House of Representatives With Respect to “Overcoming PTSD: Assessing VA’s Efforts to Promote Wellness and Healing” WASHINGTON, D.C. ...
Statement of Carlos Fuentes, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs With Respect to “Examining the Veterans Choice Program and the Future of Care in the Community” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Isakson, Ranking Member ...
It was a walk in the desert for more than 6,300 people. The 14.2- or 26.2-mile trek — depending on the route chosen — through the scrub brush and mountains of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on March 19commemorated the 75th anniversary of WWII’s Bataan Death March. While 7,200 registered for the 28th annual Bataan Memo...
Statement of Kayda Keleher, associate director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign of the United States before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and Tractor Supply Company (TSC) are teaming up for the fifth consecutive year to make this year’s Memorial Day weekend a community event across the nation! On May 27, TSC, the largest farm and ranch store chain in the United States, is offering local VFW Posts the opportunity ...
Washington D.C. – The premiere production with moving tributes, compelling imagery and performances brought crowds to tears and to their feet as the United States World War I Centennial Commission hosted “In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace: Centennial Commemoration of the U.S. Entry into World War I” yesterday at the National Worl...
B.J. Lawrence, national junior vice commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., and several VFW members from local Posts will join the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) at a special ceremony on April 5, to commence the restoration project of the POW/MIA Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Venice, Calif., and speak out again...
More than 7,000 veterans, service members and supporters braved the desert heat on March 19, to participate in the annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, making it the most highly-attended event in its 28-year history. In addition to the VFW’s role as presenting sponsor of this year’s event, it was an active pa...
The VFW Department of Georgia proudly presented a $17,050 donation to the Georgia's World War I Centennial Commission during the Commission's March 22 meeting. The donation, which included donations from 20 VFW Posts throughout the state, marked the second payment of the Department's pledged $50,000 to support the Commission's efforts to raise awar...
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