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NAVY NAMES NEW DESTROYER FOR WWII HERO A Navy veteran who saved 15 of his shipmates during World War II’s Guadalcanal campaign is set to have a Navy ship named in his honor. As of October 2024, the Navy had not given a timeline for the commissioning of the USS Charles J. French (DDG-142). Arkansas native Charles French was aboard the USS Greg...
For the past two decades, members of VFW Post 3746 have conducted monthly cleanups around their community in Rock Hill, South Carolina. They are often seen hauling trash bags along the sides of roads and highways in their VFW gear, infrared vests and smiles, joined by dozens of children and adults recruited to help beautify their city of more than ...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to join the nation in honoring our nation’s Black American service members, veterans and their families throughout the month of February, National Black History Month. When Carter G. Woodson set out in 1926 to establish a time to promote and educate people about Black history and ...
Within moments of meeting Joshua Barela, it is evident how vital family is to him. His life path, marked by service in the U.S. Navy and Air Force, has deepened his connection to his great-grandfather, Julian Barela. Living in a different state and enduring many hardships during his childhood, Joshua visited his great-grandfather only a handful of ...
In a city filled with old, redbrick relics and modern towers alike, the VFW National Headquarters building in Kansas City, Missouri, has stood as a symbol of permanence. Seen from any point on Broadway Boulevard in Kansas City’s midtown, the 12-story, 165,000-square-foot VFW Building celebrates its centennial birthday this year as the adminis...
Army veteran Roderick Peterson, 35, lives in Rogers, Arkansas, with his partner, Francisca Garduno, and their three children, Alonzo, Anai and King. Peterson served five years as a military police officer. During that time, he deployed to Afghanistan and South Korea and later achieved the rank of corporal. Peterson joined the military to experience...
Statement Of Nancy Springer, Associate 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 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To “Correcting VA’s Violations of Veterans’ D...
Veteran Edward “Ted” Boyle, 75, lives in Elkton, Maryland, with his wife, Stephanie. Boyle served just over three years in the Marines, from 1967 to 1970, and earned the rank of corporal. He was stationed around the country, including in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and California. “I decided to join the Marines after c...
Statement of Brittany Dymond Murray, Associate Director Communications & Public Affairs Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before The United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Restoring Focus: Putting Veterans First in Community Care” Washington, D.C. Chairman B...
Navy veteran Denise Estes lives in Sparks, Nevada, and served in the military for 23 years. During her time in the Navy, Estes was deployed to South Carolina, Virginia, California, Spain and Italy. She served on three ships — a destroyer, a destroyer tender and an aircraft carrier — and became a senior chief petty officer. Estes was ins...
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