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Nov./Dec. 2011

Track 1: Introduction, Contents

Track 2: Command Post: All Public Outreach is Local

Track 3: Mail Call

Track 4: Now Hear This

Track 5: Issues Up Front: Priority 7 & 8 VA Enrollees in the Crosshairs?

Track 6: Washington Wire: Update VA Info Online, VA Adds Ships to Agent Orange List, VFW Opposes Retirement Proposal

Track 7:Veterans Day New York Style

Track 8: Soviet Communism's Downfall 20 Years Ago

Track 9: Mission of Service Continues for Returning Wounded Warrior

Track 10: Mission of Service Continues for Returning Wounded Warriors (continued)

Track 11: Music and War Pt. 3: A Glorious Time for Songs and Fighter Pilots

Track 12: A Glorious Time for Songs and Fighter Pilots (Cont.)

Track 13: Pearl Harbor Visitors Center

Track 14: A Final Salute

Track 15: Key Issues, Prominent Speakers Featured at 112th VFW National Convention

Track 16: Key Issues, Prominent Speakers Featured at 112th VFW National Convention (Cont.)

Track 17: Key Issues, Prominent Speakers Featured at 112th VFW National Convention (Cont.)

Track 18: Who Was the Most Decorated Serviceman of WWI?

Track 19: Who Was the Most Decorated Serviceman of WWI? (Cont.)

Track 20: Who Was the Most Decorated Serviceman of WWI? (Cont.)

Track 21: 112th VFW National Convention Sponsors and Supporters

TTrack 22: War of 1812 Sees First Official Shoulder Arm

Track 23: A Quick Reference Guide to Organizations and Resources

Track 24: All-American Commanders (2010-2011)

Track 25: Reunions

Track 26: Claims

Track 27: Membership: Young Vets Seize Post Leadership Reins

Track 28: Member Benefits: Learn About Tricare Supplements, Simplify the Way You Watch TV

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October 2011

Track 1: Introduction, Contents

Track 2: Command Post: VFW's Role is More Important Than Ever

Track 3: Mail Call

Track 4: Now Hear This

Track 5: Issues Up Front: Iran is Killing Our Troops

Track 6: Washington Wire: Military Benefits Threatened, Gulf War Illness, Agent Orange Benefits

Track 7: Helicopter Shoot-down Claims 30 GIs' Lives

Track 8: Bent but not Broken: VFW Offers Relief in the Wake of Destruction

Track 9: Bent but not Broken (Cont.)

Track 10: Bent but not Broken (Cont.)

Track 11: Better for the Bottom Line: Hiring Veterans

Track 12: VFW Urges Swift Approval of Vets Employment Laws

Track 13: Disabled Vet Memorial on Target

Track 14: Walter Reed Closure Ends an Era

Track 15: VA and DoD Electronic Records Sharing: No Gap in Care

Track 16: VA and DoD Electronic Records Sharing (Cont.)

Track 17: VA and DoD Electronic Records Sharing (Cont.)

Track 18: Serving With Pride: Profile of Commander-in-Chief Richard De Noyer

Track 19: Serving with Pride: Profile of Commander-in-Chief Richard De Noyer (Cont.)

Track 20: Leading the Organization: 2012 VFW Leadership

Track 21: A Final Salute (June 17, 2011-July 17, 2011)

Track 22: A Final Salute (June 17, 2011-July 17, 2011)

Track 23: Acupuncture: Ancient Therapy for the 21st Century

Track 24: VFW In Action: Post Honors Korean War Vets Through Patriotism, Education

Track 25: Memberbership: Recognizing Department Commanders

Track 26: Member Benefits: Prepping Military Teens for College, Are Your Treasures Really Protected?

Track 27: Reunions

Track 28: Claims

Track 28: Young Vets in Focus: Dakota Meyer Receives Medal of Honor

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September 2011

Track 1: Introduction, Contents

Track 2: Memorializing War's Dead

Track 3: Major U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan, 10 Single Deadliest Hostile U.S. Actions in Afghanistan

Track 4: Issues Up Front: Where Do We Stand After a Decade of War

Track 5: Washington Wire

Track 6: 9/11 Memorials Honor Heroes and the Victims

Track 7: A Day to be Proud to be an American

Track 8: SEALed and Delivered: The Daring Raid by Navy SEALS to Kill Osama bin Laden

Track 9: SEALed and Delivered (continued)

Track 10: Heroes of Afghanistan

Track 11: Battlefield Airmen Play Vital Role in Afghanistan

Track 12: In the Skies and on the Seas

Track 13: Firefight at Wanat

Track 14: A Deadly Day at Combat Outpost Keating

Track 15: 101st Airborne Fights On

Track 16: Get Some: Dark Horse Battalion Tames Sangin

Track 17: Get Some: Dark Horse Battalion Tames Sangin (cont.)

Track 18: Female Engagement Teams: Building Trust in Afghanistan

Track 19: Afghanistan: A U.S. Combat Chronology, 2010-2011

Track 20: Afghanistan: A U.S. Combat Chronology, 2010-2011 (cont.)

Track 21: Afghanistan: A War-Scarred Landscape (cont.)

Track 22: A Final Salute

Track 23: VFW In Action: Posts Step Up to Show Support for Afghanistan GIs

Track 24: Membership: Take Pride in Your Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Track 25: Member Benefits: Choose the Right Medicare Plan for You, Prepare for Air Transport Emergencies

Track 26: Reunions and Claims

Track 27: Reunions and Claims (cont.)

Track 28: Young Vets in Focus: Leroy Petry Saves Lives, Earns Medal of Honor