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Mar 23 2023

'It Was an Honor and a Privilege'

The unspoken bond between veterans brought an 18-year-old Purple Heart and its adjoined certificate into the hands of Russ Martin on a late morning last June. A Vietnam veteran who often wears his 25th Infantry Division hat with pride, Martin was on his way home when he decided to stop by a local pawn shop in his hometown of Shelton, Connecticut, in search of a power tool. Entering the Shelton Pawn and Jewelry store downtown, Martin was met with an inquisitive look from ...

Mar 22 2023

'We Were Able to Share the Experiences We Had'

Almost five decades after the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ended, students at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, are learning about the complexities of the Vietnam War. Many Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have taken the course, with some realizing that the Vietnam War has many similarities to the war that took place in southeast Asia. Matt Tackett, a professor at the Naval War College and former student of the class, was one of them. Before being a...

Mar 22 2023

'A Memory that Will Be With Me My Entire Life'

NATHAN GRISSOM Service: Army | Rank: Specialist | Unit: 233rd MP Company | Location: Baghdad | Dates in Iraq: April 2003-2004 | VFW affiliation: Post 4598, Greenup, Illinois “My most vivid memory of Iraq was seeing the pure gratitude of a few Iraqis who were searching through a trash dump for food and items to sell. We pulled through while patrolling and tossed out what items of MREs we could spare (early in the war). Poor does not even describe what these people were go...

Mar 21 2023

VFW Delegation Returns to Southeast Asia

BANGKOK — Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander-in-Chief Tim Borland and a VFW delegation arrived in Thailand for the first leg of their three-country diplomatic and fact-finding mission to Southeast Asia, the first of its kind since 2019. “I am so proud to be a part of this very honorable mission back to Southeast Asia,” Borland said. “This is my first visit ever to the region, and in just the day and a half of being in Thailand, I have already gained some valuable ...