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5/26/2014 - This letter is in response to the open letter you made available for distribution late Friday, May, 23, 2014. First and foremost Senator, I will afford you the same amount of respect you demonstrated for the Veterans of Foreign Wars by the monumental cheap-shot and posturing you’ve engaged in by enlisting in an absolutely disgusting ambush style of politics. Without the courtesy or benefit of conversation or dialogue with me or the VFW Adjutant General regarding your d...

2/6/2009 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Defense proudly announces a new partnership with Radio America Network. On Sunday, February 8, 2009, The National Defense will begin airing on forty-four additional affiliates across the country. The National Defense, is the only nationally syndicated talk radio show that focuses exclusively on topics concerning today's active-duty military, veterans and those who support them. Since its initial debut, the show has demonstrated phenomena...

9/28/2009 - September 29, perhaps better known among VFW members as VFW Day, has gained much deserved recognition, extending far beyond the VFW community. The recently passed resolution, H.Res.483, officially introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives as Supporting the Goals and Ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day was first introduced in May of 2009 by Rep. John Kline, life member of VFW Post 210. With 62 cosponsors in support of the resolution, it took only forty minutes o...

5/13/2011 - COLONEL WILLIAM V. WENGER currently serves as Senior Advisor, Afghanistan Uniform Police, Ass't CG - Police Development and began his long and distinguished military career in 1969 when he was commissioned through ROTC at the University of California at Santa Barbara. In October 2000, Col. Wenger retired ... for a short while anyway (he returned to service on four separate occasions).Unfortunately, (and I hope Col. Wenger will forgive me), space doesn't allow me to lis...

11/14/2018 - WASHINGTON — The national commanders of the nation’s two largest veterans organizations are demanding that Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie bring immediate attention to his nursing home program that currently has 70 percent of its 132 homes receiving failing grades by the VA’s own rating system. The call by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. National Commander B.J. Lawrence and American Legion National Commander Brett Reistad is in response to a s...

3/29/2022 - Statement of Kristina Keenan, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021 (PACT Act)” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and members of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars ...

9/29/2022 - Statement of Tammy Barlet, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House Of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Veteran Suicide Prevention: Capitalizing on What Works and Increasing Innovative Approaches” Washington, D.C. Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Bost, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of t...

6/12/2024 - Statement of Kristina Keenan, Deputy 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 Van Orden, Ranking Member Levin, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United St...

11/8/2023 - Statement of Quandrea Patterson, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars to the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Forei...