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5/28/2024 - To advertise in the VFW magazine, please contact GLM Communications. Unfortunately, no public service announcements (PSAs) are accepted at this time. GLM Communications, Inc. Advertising Manager Gerald Massa 500 1st St. Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Phone: 212.929.1300 Fax: 212.929.9574 Email GLM Communications, Inc. Download the VFW's current rate card, media kit, and Checkpoint sales flyer. If you have a problem with a product you have purchased as the result of an advert...

11/8/2024 - I served as an accounting & finance officer from Dec. 31, 1968, to July 19, 1978, and was Captain when released from active duty. My assignments were at Davis-Monthan AFB; Kimpo AB, South Korea where we all observed a curfew from midnight to 4 a.m. so infiltrators from North Korea could be apprehended; Grissom AFB; Kirtland AFB and Elmendorf AFB. My most interesting jobs were converting U.S. currency to/from Military Payment Certificates for all arriving/departing U.S. ...

11/8/2024 - Ever since I was 8 years old, I wanted to be a Marine. On my 18th birthday, I went into the local recruiting station and tried to enlist in the Marine Corps. They took one look at me, laughed, and sent me away. At 4’11-3/4” I was too short. Heartbroken, I forgot about military service and went on with my life, getting married at age 19 and starting a career in administration. Besides, the attitude of the time among the general population was that a woman who enlisted in ...

9/21/2021 - Statement of Emily DeVito, 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 Economic Opportunity With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Moore, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and it...

6/7/2017 - 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 Tester and members of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars...

9/12/2014 - WASHINGTON — Ending sequestration again tops the list of critical issues for the fall legislative conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. “In the six months of forced sequestration last year, all military training was virtually eliminated in order to support the war effort,” said VFW National Commander John W. Stroud, who arrives this weekend along with more than 70 members of the VFW Legislative Committee, who will be meeting with every member o...

4/10/2014 - Throughout the history of our great nation, veterans have made the commitment to protect our country, serving and sacrificing for what matters most. What they and their families give up can have an impact that lasts long past their time of service. Whether veterans have recently returned home or completed their service years ago, their experiences remain a part of their lives. It can be difficult for family members and friends to reach out when they see a veter...

9/13/2013 - To: All Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives From: Robert E. Wallace Executive Director Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Washington Office Re: Department of Defense Budget Date: September 12, 2013 The Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., John Biedrzycki, and I recently returned from visiting NATO and American Forces stationed in Europe. From SHAPE and NATO ...

10/10/2013 - Yesterday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, confirmed what we already knew. Millions of veterans and their dependents are on the verge of disaster unless elected officials are willing to put their own pride and political interests aside and focus on their duty. Those who have borne the burden of battle are now endangered by the very political system they vowed to protect. If our veterans had acted similarly while in uniform, there is a good chance that we w...

5/11/2015 - WASHINGTON — The latest survey report by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. reveals that veteran participation and awareness of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Choice Program are improving, but that there are still fundamental areas of concern that must be addressed in order to ensure every veteran who is eligible for the new program is provided the opportunity to use it. The principally areas of concern are the lack of standardized customer service tra...