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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...
ORLANDO, Fla. — America’s largest organization of combat veterans has elected a Vietnam War veteran to head the 1.6 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Glen Gardner, a resident of Round Rock, Texas, was elected national commander August 21 during the VFW’s national convention, held August 16-21 in Orland...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cal Rapson, director of United Auto Workers’ Veterans Department, accepted the Commander-in-Chief’s Gold Medal of Merit on behalf of UAW and Diana Tremblay, vice president of General Motors North America’s Labor Relations, accepted the same award on behalf of GMNA. They were on hand to present a $150,000 che...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. met with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office this morning to discuss issues important to America’s veterans, service members and their families. George Lisicki thanked the president for his strong support of the troops and their families, and for pe...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The annual VFW and Ladies Auxiliary Community and Legislative Conference was held March 1-4 in Washington, D.C. Guest speakers for the joint opening included VA Secretary James Peake, Army Surgeon General Eric Schoomaker and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. In addition, Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) was presented the VFW ...
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