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Apr 18 2019

The Whole Community is Willing to Help Me

Since 2013, VFW and the Student Veterans of America (SVA) have worked side-by-side to advocate for improvements to student-veteran benefits. The two groups have many similarities — both are led by veterans advocating for veterans’ benefits and serving their communities. In the same spirit of VFW, the SVA chapter at Louisiana State Unive...

Apr 16 2019

VFW Brings VA Services to Remote Locations

VFW Post 6786 sits seven miles from the Canadian border, more than 60 miles from the nearest VA clinic and more than 250 miles from the nearest VA hospital. Because of its remote location, VA approached the Eureka, Mont., Post in July about becoming the first non-VA location to house a telehealth facility. Telehealth uses technology, such as video ...

Apr 12 2019

Military Accounting Error Puts Air Force Sergeant in Dire Straits

Veteran Brandi Mora joined the military for opportunity and security, yet due to some payroll mishaps … she found herself in a dire situation. Mora, of Hammond, Ind., joined the United States Air Force 10 years ago after completing graduate school and seeking a career as a linguist. As a sergeant, she served in California, Georgia, Missouri,...

Apr 10 2019

VFW Continues to Honor Gulf War Veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nearly 30 years later, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. continues to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation’s Gulf War veterans. Tomorrow marks the 28th anniversary of the cease fire, and we recognize and thank the men and women who fought and selflessly sacrificed to liberate a nation from tyranny. Of...

Apr 09 2019

Pending Legislation

Statement of Patrick Murray, 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 Economic Opportunity With Respect To “Pending Legislation” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Levin, Ranking Member...

Apr 08 2019

'The Right and Honorable Thing to Do'

A trifecta of bells that have been on U.S. soil for more than a century were returned to the Philippines last year — a move the VFW supported — despite opposition from some veterans. The bells’ odyssey began Sept. 28, 1901, during the Philippine-American War, when Filipino villagers attacked U.S. troops in Balangiga in the provinc...

Apr 03 2019

Montagnards Find Home in North Carolina

Blic Dacat labors daily clearing the dense Carolina pines and constructing fences from the wood he gets. He plants crops, burns brush and tends to the goats. Some might mistake Dacat’s abode for an abandoned farmhouse. For that matter, at first sight, Dacat appears to have no home at all — his clothes are stained and frayed, and his han...

Apr 03 2019

AI Technology Improving Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is based on constant escalation of the technological stakes. Every new advancement in defensive technology seems to be met and surpassed by criminals and their latest developments. Then the cycle goes around again. This proverbial arms race has kept the question of personal data security relevant for years, even as the systems used to...

Apr 01 2019

A Marine Makes a 'Positive Impact' for Vets and Families

For Bob Smith, a monetary victory he earns for a veteran filing a VA claim is not as important as what the approved claim does for the claimant and his or her family. For example, one of his most meaningful victories was for a surviving spouse. Smith, a VFW-accredited service officer in Jerome, Idaho, said the spouse was seeking assistance with med...

Mar 28 2019

VFW Welcomes Home our Vietnam Veterans

Kansas City, Mo. – For the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., and for our nation, tomorrow is an important day dedicated to honoring and recognizing a generation of veterans for their sense of duty, unselfish devotion and courageous willingness to put their country first. Tomorrow is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. From February 1961 &n...