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Jan 26 2023

A 'Welcome Home' for Vietnam War Vets

For Vietnam War veteran Jack Gardner, stepping aboard the USS Constitution, the Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, was a “bucket list item.” The Navy veteran’s dream became a reality on June 17, 2022, after he was invited aboard for the 50-year commemoration of the end of the Vietnam War. In spring 2021, Gardner, who served from 1970 to 1974, said he learned about the USS Constitution’s turnaround cruise from a fellow Vietnam War veteran. At the time, Gardner, who left the...

Jan 25 2023

Bagpipes Honor Fellow Vets

The hum of bagpipes called out to Frederick Benda Jr. a quarter century ago, and the Vietnam War veteran has not stopped playing them. Benda, a Life member of VFW Post 872 in Southwick, Massachusetts, was drawn to bagpipes for their ability to pulse together a soundtrack that without words could honor fellow veterans at all the funerals and memorials he frequented since his return from war. “After I got out of the service in 1972, I carried on with life for some 20 years...

Jan 24 2023

'We Are Not Properly Honoring the Sacrifices of Our Vietnam Veterans'

As soon as the LIVE icon lights up, listeners of WWPT, 90.3 FM, in Westport, Connecticut, can expect an award-winning broadcast from 17-year-old Jason Lessing, an avid sports podcaster. A Staples High School senior in Westport, Lessing’s sports podcast earned him and his partners The John Drury High School Radio Award for the best sports talk program in the country last year. But like any young idealist with a hunger to widen his worldview, Lessing, who won the 2021 Voic...

Jan 23 2023

VFW Teams Up with Humana, PsychArmor to Educate Veterans about Benefits, Support from Veterans Service Officers

ARLINGTON, Va. – The VFW and Humana are joining forces with multiple veterans organizations to collaborate on a new initiative focused on raising awareness about Veterans Service Officer (VSO) programs. With Humana’s support, PsychArmor, a national nonprofit and preferred training provider specializing in military culture awareness, is creating an online, video-based curriculum to educate about VSOs and to offer guidance on how to access support and maximize veteran enti...

Jan 20 2023

'Members Show Up’

The VFW is gearing up its second annual VFW Day of Service scheduled for May 6. More than 400 Posts worldwide engaged in activities benefiting communities during last year’s inaugural event. Nearly 100 percent of Posts participating last year have already said they will host events again, according to VFW Communications Director Randi Law. “Our members show up when there’s a need,” Law said. “Day of Service offers us a great way for them to demonstrate what they stand fo...