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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More than three years ago, the Republic of Singapore hosted a much anticipated summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, the first meeting of its kind ever in the history of the two nations. While the years following the 2018 North Korea-United States Singapore Summit would prove the meeting did littl...
Ron Ramos is #StillServing as a Gold Legacy Life member of VFW Post 10818 in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He’s currently the VFW Department of Wisconsin Junior Vice Commander, Post 10818 Service Officer, and was an All-American Commander 2018-2019. Originally from the Bronx, Ramos always wanted to join the U.S. Marine Corps. His desire to enlist ...
A VFW Post in The Volunteer State observed Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29 to remember and honor Vietnam War veterans and their families. According to then-VFW Post 5019 Commander Harold Alexander, the Post is largely comprised of Vietnam War veterans, which was the impetus for this event. “We looked through the history of our Post, and ...
When Joe Richard left Louisiana on April 29, the last-known Pearl Harbor survivor in the state embarked on a trip down memory lane. Accompanied by VFW Post 9903, American Legion Post 225 and Legion Rider Post 225 in Church Point, Louisiana, the 97-year-old World War II veteran departed on a 448-mile trek west to the National Museum of the Pacific W...
A Texas VFW Post held a ceremony on April 13 to thank and honor a 10-year-old boy who helped raise more than $5,000 for the Post. VFW Post 1514 in Village Mills presented an award to Spencer Speegle, the grandson of Post Quartermaster J.W. Kern. Post 1514 members gave Spencer a special 8-by-10-inch plaque to thank him for his volunteer work. Kern, ...
For Paul Plotkin’s 100th birthday, VFW Post 1617 in Derry, New Hampshire, honored its own WWII veteran with a special ceremony on June 26. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights’ retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post 1617 by an attendance of more than 30 people that included friends, family, P...
Eugene Hamric found himself in between jobs when COVID-19 struck a blow and left him short on options to meet payments last year. Scrambling to find alternative ways of paying his bills, Hamric turned to Google’s online search engine, which introduced him to VFW’s Unmet Needs Program. “I was Google searching grants to help me get ...
Four years ago, I spoke to a group of couples about achieving success in their marital relationship. I do not consider myself an expert in this arena, but after 50 plus years of marriage, some thoughts come to mind. Let me share them with you. You must love. The kind of love the Apostle Paul speaks of in his letter to the Corinthians. “Love s...
Statement of Tammy Barlet, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairwoman Brownley, Ranking Member Bergman, and members of the ...
VFW Post 3396 in Sparks, Nevada, recently celebrated their 80th anniversary and eight decades of serving veterans and their community. Post 3396 is committed to suicide prevention and awareness and works with the Nevada Department of Veterans Services and the Change Direction campaign. This past year, they had more than 30 people attend Change Dire...
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