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6/18/2015 - WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United is saluting today’s decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin accepting disability claims from veterans potentially exposed to Agent Orange-contaminated aircraft in the post-Vietnam era. The decision by VA Secretary Bob McDonald could now benefit as many as 1,500 to 2,100 Air Force and Air Force Reserve personnel who might suffer from any of 14 presumptive medical conditions that have been determined ...
9/29/2015 - WASHINGTON — Unsealed documents received by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States reveal that the Department of Veterans Affairs agreed to how Prudential Insurance Company of America could disperse death payments, and that the insurance giant may have aggressively trained its staff to put the company’s interests ahead of grieving families in the payout of those benefits. The 3,600 pages were ordered released as the result of a motion filed by the VFW to forc...
4/12/2016 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The members of Ban Chang VFW Post 12146, located in Thailand, are no strangers to giving back to their community. For years, they’ve supported various local charities including the Boon Chu Home for Disabled Children, an orphanage and daycare center in Bangkok, Thailand, that provides care for severely disabled children. Often volunteering personal time to help maintain the orphanage’s grounds, members of the Post have even enlisted the help of deploye...
8/18/2008 - ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain opened his address before VFW’s Joint Opening Session today by reminding attendees that all Americans must “speak as one” and praise the men and women fighting the Iraq War. “Though a victory is finally in sight,” said the VFW life member of Post 7401 in Chandler, Ariz., it “could still be squandered by hasty withdrawal and arbitrary timelines.” He continued: “The surge has succeeded,” referring to the...
2/27/2020 - Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recognizes the distinguished career of U.S. Air Force Gen. (ret.) Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. James, a native of Pensacola, Florida, attended and graduated from the famous Tuskegee Institute in 1942. After graduation, he remained at Tuskegee as a civilian instructor pilot in the Army Air Corps training African-American pilots of the 99th Pursu...
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