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Feb 16 2019

Scholarship Gives Veteran a Chance to Finish College

Andrew Bramsch, 35, of St. Louis, Mo., didn’t know what he wanted to do after graduating from high school, but he knew college was not for him. After exploring his options, he felt the military made sense and he enlisted in the Army. Bramsch served in the Army for almost 11 years in airborne infantry. He was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., and...

Feb 14 2019

Veterans Groups Say $103 Billion in Funding Needed for FY20

WASHINGTON — In advance of the Administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and advance appropriations for FY 2021, the three coauthors of The Independent Budget (IB) — Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Disabled American Veterans, and Paralyzed Veterans of America —today recommend a total of $103.3 billion t...

Feb 14 2019

Writing a Story of Hope and Healing With Help From a VSO Friend

Joel Capell sat at a book signing for his new memoir when a man came in and offered him a bit of rope. Capell took it, unsure what it meant. The man explained it represented the hope he found in Capell’s book. “No More Hope and No More Rope,” said Capell. “That chapter in the book is one of the lowest points of my life.&rdqu...

Feb 13 2019

VFW Post Feeds Hungry Veterans

In 2014, Feeding America initiated a Hunger in America national study. It showed that one in five households served by the Feeding America network has at least one member that has served or is currently serving in the military. In Pennsylvania, that number is higher. The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank reported that within its 27 county-service terr...

Feb 08 2019

VFW Launches Mobile App Ahead of 2019 Legislative Conference

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the 2019 VFW Legislative Conference only weeks away, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. has designed a new mobile event app to give attendees the tools needed to make the most out of attending VFW national events. The new VFW Events app allows for attendees of the VFW’s Legislative Conference and National C...

Feb 07 2019

'The Solitude was Wonderful'

Mike Buckley served 32 years in the Army, complete with six deployments and three combat tours. He watched men die in Afghanistan and Iraq. Four of his friends committed suicide. Through it all, Buckley refused to take medication to manage what he had witnessed. Instead, he turned to nature. “Sometimes it seems like things are kind of a swirl...

Feb 07 2019

VFW Teams with Retailer to Clothe Vets in Need

Those familiar with Albany, N.Y., know how frigid the temperatures can get in the winter months, with an average snowfall of 54 inches per year. For those living on the streets of this capital city, winter can be deadly. That’s why VFW Post 1498 in Clifton Park, N.Y., about 10 miles north of Albany, and clothing retailer Haband in Mahwah, N.J...

Feb 06 2019

Member Service Center Reps Expect Your Call

The VFW’s Member Service Center Director Ken Romine has a simple message to convey: “Call us.” Established in 2017, the Member Service Center does more than people realize, and Romine wants his customer service representatives swamped with telephone calls. According to Melodi Dailey, one of the service center supervisors, customer...

Feb 05 2019

The Home Depot Opens Its 2019 Community Impact Grant

The Home Depot has started accepting applications for its 2019 Community Impact Grant. VFW members can receive up to $5,000 to fund repairs or construction projects at their Post building. While there are no guarantees to being funded, several VFW Posts have been awarded this grant in the past. Applications are only accepted through Home Depot&rsqu...

Feb 05 2019

Scholarship Sends Veteran on his Next Mission

John Bradford Yarbrough, Jr., 27, of St. Louis, Mo., has always wanted to serve others, serve his country and find a way to make a difference in the world. “I had a deep desire to serve after the attacks of September 11. I still remember being in 8th grade in 2005, and a Marine who had gone to my grade school and was on the cover of Time maga...