WASHINGTON – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) today reaffirmed its opposition to Section 108 of the proposed Take Care of America's Veterans Act and defended its longstanding tradition of using political satire to advocate for veterans. “For more than 125 years, the VFW has been a fearless advocate for veterans, speaking plainly when elected officials propose policies that threaten the benefits generations of service members have earned through sacrifice,” said VFW Nat...
Statement of Meggan Coleman, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (...
For decades, disability ratings have been based on medical evidence and the real-world impact of a service-connected condition on a veteran’s life. Section 108 of the introduced Take Care of America’s Veterans Act — House Resolution 9237/Senate Bill 4744, sponsored by senior Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran — would move Congress directly into that process by changing how certain disabilities, including tinnitus and sleep apnea, are evaluated and compensated. There are more that 2...
VFW Post 1790 leaders surprised a local Vietnam veteran with the Quilt of Valor on April 9 at his home in Valley Stream, New York. Post 1790 Commander Kevin Hill, along with Senior Vice Kyle Carter and Junior Vice Patrick Clayton, presented Army veteran Alfred Bosco with the Post’s first Quilt of Valor. “Al Bosco was the first recipient to receive the Quilt of Valor since I have been at the Post,” Hill said of Bosco, a Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam with th...
“I was ready to move on with my life, but I didn’t have money for college,” said Nadine Willits. After high school, Willits, now 59, felt the pull to go out into the world and do something. But, like so many, she lacked the necessary resources. Then, she had an idea. “I decided to join the Army,” she said. “They would train me, pay me, give me a place to live, and best of all, I could jump out of airplanes!” Willits ended up serving in the Army for three years as a field...
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