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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Dec. 15, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) marks the 14th anniversary of the conclusion of the Iraq War. We pause in solemn reflection to honor the service of the more than 1.5 million soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who deployed to Iraq from March 2003 to December 2011 and pay tribute to the near...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) applauds the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for taking decisive action to improve women veterans’ access to essential health services. VA’s new policy allowing women to schedule gynecology appointments directly, without first obtaining a referral, removes unnecessary primary car...
Service at VFW Post 5564 in McCleary, Washington, is a family affair. For Holly Pierce, Post 5564’s Quartermaster, that means working alongside her sister and husband, both donning leadership roles as senior and junior vice commanders, respectively, as well as her mother, who serves as Auxiliary president. “It’s a family tradition...
Army veteran and VFW Post 3168 member Patrick Wadleigh made it his goal to extend a ready hand to soldiers, veterans and their families. Through his strong dedication to faith, Wadleigh hopes to uplift and bring peace to those in need. Wadleigh began his military service as an Army reservist in June 1995. He was called to active duty in January 199...
Statement of Nancy Springer,Acting Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. ChairmanMoran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of thecommittee, on behalf of the men and wome...
VFW Post 12209 Adjutant Juanita Myers and her children experienced homelessness firsthand after she was discharged from the Army. In 2005, while stationed with the 596th Maintenance Company at Kelly Barracks in Darmstadt, Germany, Myers’ family was heavily affected by Hurricane Rita. Myers made the decision to return home to Beaumont, Texas, ...
Statement of Meggan Coleman, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House Of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health With Respect To Putting Families First: Strengthening CHAMPVA for Survivors and Dependents Washington, D....
New alternative official baseball caps can now be ordered from the VFW Store. Visitvfwstore.org/category/vfw/uniformcapandnametags to place an order today. Caps are available for Post, District and Department levels. Only select officer titles are available. Delivery is expected to begin in late January. VFW Tartan Patterned Kilts are coming! Do yo...
A Navy officer stationed in Pearl Harbor who deployed on a WestPac/Vietnam tour nearly five decades ago, John Bartley continues to live out his lifelong commitment to education and public service. Today, Bartley serves as a docent at the James Farm Ecological Preserve in his hometown of Ocean View, Delaware, and as an instructor for the Osher Lifel...
Veteran Dale Wysocki, 73, was born and raised in Las Vegas. He now lives in Pahrump, Nevada, with his wife of 20 years, Susan. Wysocki was in the Army from 1969 to 1975, including a year in Vietnam when he served as a helicopter crew chief and door gunner. “I enlisted at the age of 17 because I wanted to do my duty during the war,” he s...
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