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May 02 2019

Cultural Barriers Impacting Women Veterans’ Access to Healthcare

Statement of Kristina Keenan, Past-Commander Post 605 Benjamin Franklin Post 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 “Cultural Barriers Impacting Women Veterans’ Access to Healthcare” WASHI...

May 01 2019

Take Action: Tell Congress to End the Widow's Tax Now!

More than 65,000 surviving military spouses and dependents are unjustly penalized because their loved ones made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Similar to life insurance, the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is purchased through DOD by military retirees to ensure their surviving loved ones can maintain a modest standard of living. When service m...

May 01 2019

Winners of Publications Contest Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The VFW has announced the winners of the 2019 National Publications Contest. Three years ago, the contest changed significantly to encourage more participation. This created two new categories: Best Magazine and Best Feature Article. This year’s competition retained those changes. Two non-VFW-affiliated journalism pr...

May 01 2019

H.R. 299, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1199, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1826, and Draft Legislation

Statement of Carlos Fuentes, 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 H.R. 299, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1199, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1826, and D...

Apr 30 2019

Fiscal Year 2020 President’s Budget: Requests Related to Veterans’ Readjustment Benefits

Joint Statement of The Co-Authors of The Independent Budget: Veterans of Foreign Wars Disabled American Veterans Paralyzed Veterans of America Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity With Respect To “Fiscal Year 2020 President’s Budget: Requests Rela...

Apr 30 2019

H.R. 100, H.R. 712, H.R. 1647, H.R. 2191, H.R. 2333, and Draft Legislation

Statement of Carlos Fuentes, 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 Health With Respect To H.R. 100, H.R. 712, H.R. 1647, H.R. 2191, H.R. 2333, and Draft Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairwoman Br...

Apr 29 2019

VFW Celebrates Centennial of Service to Nation’s Veterans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Tuesday, May 7, nearly 200 veterans’ service officers from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will converge on Valley Forge, Pa., to receive required continuing education in order to provide the best possible service to America’s wounded, ill and injured veterans. They will also recognize the VFW’...

Apr 29 2019

Tragic Trends: Suicide Prevention Among Veterans

Statement of Carlos Fuentes, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Tragic Trends: Suicide Prevention Among Veterans” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Roe, and m...

Apr 25 2019

Pennsylvania Service Officer Focuses on Overseas Veterans

Elizabeth Salvador, a service officer at the VA Pittsburgh Regional Office, recently helped a veteran living in Africa end an 11-year-long appeals process. Salvador works on foreign claims from veterans who live outside of the United States. She said that in this particular case, the veteran initially was given a zero percent rating because he was ...

Apr 23 2019

Veteran Set for Success Thanks to VFW Scholarship

Anthony Gabriel, 29, of Orlando, Fla., cares deeply about America and the people in it. Gabriel joined the military because he always thought it was something he owed his country. In eight years of service, he deployed to Afghanistan and was stationed in North Carolina, California and Hawaii. He was promoted to staff sergeant before exiting the U.S...