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WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is applauding President Obama for his vision for a 21st century Department of Veterans Affairs that includes support of advanced funding legislation and a single, unified electronic medical record between the Defense Department and VA. Glen M. Gardner Jr., a Viet...
WASHINGTON— The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.-sponsored NASCAR racing team of Kevin Harvick and Ron Hornaday have always been proud of America's defenders, and after yesterday's visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, they are even more appreciative of the sacrifice that is sometimes required from those who wear the uniform. Met by ...
Winners of the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary sponsored, Voice of Democracy (VOD) audio-essay scholarship competition were announced late yesterday afternoon. The program celebrated its 62nd year with this year's theme being “Service and Sacrifice by America’s Veterans Benefit Today’s Youth by...”. All national scholarships totale...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Now VFW Departments, Districts and Posts have an opportunity to show off their creative talent in the2009 VFW WebAward Competition. • VFW Websites will be evaluated based on easy navigation, quick load time, overall content and creative design. • Judging will be done by the VFW Communications Department in two c...
The VFW program that I feel impacts more lives than any other program we have is the Adopt-A-Unit.This program affects the lives of each and every member of the deploying National Guard, Reservist, and regular military, each of their families and every member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.By adopting one of the deploying units we, the members of...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the country's largest combat veterans organization is saluting the president's new strategy to defeat al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan. "This is a good strategy that clearly focuses on victory and regional security, stability and growth," said Glen M. Gardner Jr., who leads the 2....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At a time when rest, relaxation and rehabilitation should be at the forefront of one’s concerns, Jeremiah Johnson was still trying to understand the sequence of events that had just turned his life upside down. Johnson, a sergeant serving in the U.S. Army, was on his second tour of Iraq when his career as an infantry...
WASHINGTON —The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. has made it absolutely clear to Congress that his organization is adamantly opposed to an administration proposal to bill disabled veterans with private health insurance for the service-connected care they receive at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilitie...
Statement of Glen M. Gardner, Jr. commander-in-chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States before the joint hearing of the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives and United States Senate.
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is thanking the president for withdrawing a controversial proposal that would have billed veterans with private health insurance for the care they receive for their service-connected disabilities and wounds. "President Obama said in a meeting Monday that he would...
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