WASHINGTON — It has been three years since the United States finally left Afghanistan in a calamitous and deadly withdrawal of our troops after almost two decades of war. Whether it is the footage of Afghan civilians clinging to the side of a C-17 Globemaster III and falling to their deaths or photos of the aftermath of the deadly attack at Abbey Gate which took the lives of 13 service men and women and more than 100 Afghans, these images from the chaos in Kabul at that ...
Last October, the Platte River VFW Post 12226 was instituted in Sterling, Colo. What sets this Post apart from other newly established Posts is that it is located inside the Sterling Correctional Facility. The Post hopes to serve as an example for other prisons across the country, which could create a boon for VFW membership. “We are the pilot program setting the model for all future Posts formed inside any other prison around the country,” said Post Commander Tom Stewar...
VFW Post 8469 members in Fairfax, Va., honored four public servants for their outstanding achievements through the organization’s national Public Servant Awards on March 4. As part of the national VFW program, which encourages Posts across the country each year to nominate local law enforcement and first responders, Post 8469 members presented their four honorees with the esteemed award during a ceremony at the Post. “Too often, these people are not recognized for the ex...
In a report released in February, the Government Accounting Agency (GAO) said that student veterans who are receiving mental health care at VA facilities increased more rapidly than the overall veteran population. However, the GAO claims more work needs to be done to bring VA services to more veterans. VA provides mental health care to veterans for conditions such as depression and substance use disorders. The GAO analyzed student veterans from fiscal years 2017 to 2022....
During his tenure as commander of the VFW Department of New Jersey in 2020, Brian Wiener considered his options as to how best to help fellow veterans who, like him, suffered from PTSD and other post-service challenges. Wiener, a Persian Gulf War veteran and firefighter in Atlantic City, New Jersey, quickly zeroed in on surfing, as that was something that had contributed a great deal to his own mental health following his six years in the Navy. “I wanted to share that ex...
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