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5/28/2024 - Through our National Security & Foreign Affairs (NSFA) program, we present our views to government agencies on issues ranging from quality of life improvements for service members to promoting democracy abroad to the full accounting of those missing in action. The NSFA program articulates a national security and foreign affairs policy that calls for a strong national defense and quality of life improvements for military personnel, retirees, and their families; guarantees...
7/3/2024 - The VFW Action Corps is our national grassroots advocacy network comprised of more than 300,000 VFW members and patriotic supporters of veterans. This group stays up-to-date on the issues facing our veterans, our military and their families, standing ready to email, write, call and visit our nation’s lawmakers to make their voices heard. The VFW Action Corps is free and open to all patriotic Americans who care about the military and veterans’ communities. Join the VFW Ac...
8/19/2010 - INDIANAPOLIS — The national commander of America's largest combat veterans' organization is aghast that a California-based federal appeals court would rule in favor of a Medal of Honor impostor. "The court just dishonored every genuine military hero in our nation's history," said Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., who leads the 2.1-million Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliaries. The case involved water district board member Xavier Alvarez of Pomona, Calif., who...
10/28/2009 - WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. recently returned from a 12-day trip to Europe to urge the Russian government to revitalize the U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs, and to meet with American service members stationed in Italy to discuss how VFW can better serve them and their families. In Moscow, Thomas J. Tradewell Sr. met with members from both houses of the Russian Federation's parliament, as well as the leadershi...
4/10/2008 - WASHINGTON — The national commander of the nation's largest organization of combat veterans fully agrees with President Bush that much progress has occurred in Iraq over the past 15 months, and after two days of testimony by America's top general and diplomat in Iraq, he believes lawmakers in Congress are also starting to realize that, too. But one thing George Lisicki is adamantly against is another call by some politicians to again force artificial troop withdrawal tim...
10/17/2008 - WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. national commander’s trip to Russia included a trip to St. Petersburg to meet with the Russian Veterans of Afghanistan organization to elicit their support of America's mission to account for military personnel who never returned home from their wars. "We are veterans, not politicians or diplomats," said Glen Gardner, a Vietnam veteran from Round Rock, Texas. "We understand the true nature of war, and we and our fam...
1/17/2017 - WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is criticizing the president’s decision to commute the sentences of two military prisoners and pardon a retired general officer. “President Obama has upended the entire military justice system,” said VFW National Commander Brian Duffy. “To release from prison former Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, who was sentenced to serve 35 years for releasing three-quarters of a million classified and sensi...
2/5/2014 - STATEMENT OF GERALD T. MANAR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR NATIONAL VETERANS SERVICE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISABILITY AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS WITH RESPECT TO Beyond Transformation: Reviewing Current Status and Secondary Effects of VBA Technology WASHINGTON, D.C. On behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and our Auxiliaries, I would like to thank you...
4/9/2014 - STATEMENT OF RAYMOND C. KELLEY, DIRECTOR NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE RECORD ARMED SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH RESPECT TO Beneficiary and Advocacy Overview of FY15 President’s Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: On behalf of the men and women...
8/1/2018 - Statement of Gerald T. Manar Blue Water Navy Veteran Former Director, National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Pending Legislation” WASHINGTON, DC Chairman Isakson, Ranking Member Tester, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and its Auxiliary, thank you for the opportunity to of...
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