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An Illinois VFW Post is using comedy to continue building a bridge between its members and the community. Dan Schmidt, commander of VFW Post 5694 in Highland, Ill., first got involved with the local comedy scene in 2010 after returning from Iraq, and used that relationship in hopes of gaining younger members. The Post held its first comedy show in ...
A Sacramento VFW Post is aiming to help its members by providing free service dog training for those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). VFW Post 8358’s service dog program started in April 2018. The Post program has trained a total of seven dogs as of this past April. VFW Post 8358 member Bruce Riecke, the director of the p...
A group of military-affiliated students in the nation’s capital have been getting more active. They’ve been swinging hard on the driving range, lifting weights and kayaking the Potomac River. The George Washington (GW) Veterans group, located at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., is a chapter of the Student Veterans of Am...
While fires blazed across more than 150,000 acres in northern California in November, VFW Posts nationwide pulled together to support those affected by the devastation. VFW Post 2039 in Paradise, Calif., about 90 miles north of Sacramento, suffered the most damage from the fires. Commander Keith Taylor said the Post itself withstood damages, but al...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Yesterday, representatives from the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Headquarters were on hand at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Mo., to welcome D-Day Doll, an iconic C-53D “Skytrooper” that flew during World War II and over Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The VFW was proud to sponsor t...
OAK BROOK, Ill. – In the true spirit of Memorial Day, Ace Hardware is once again collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Ace Hardware is pledging to give out 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 25. Consumers are encouraged to visit par...
Troy North’s background is in aviation mechanics. But when he started learning about VA claims, he couldn’t keep that information to himself. North has been the VFW-accredited service officer at the VA Ann Arbor (Mich.) Healthcare System for the past year. He started navigating the VA system for himself and his wife, who also is a veter...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary will be out in force during the week leading up to Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in effort to show their support and appreciation for BURGER KING® franchisees as part of the VFW’s third annual #ThankBK Appreciation event. Since 2007,...
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 ...
VFW Post 6786 sits seven miles from the Canadian border, more than 60 miles from the nearest VA clinic and more than 250 miles from the nearest VA hospital. Because of its remote location, VA approached the Eureka, Mont., Post in July about becoming the first non-VA location to house a telehealth facility. Telehealth uses technology, such as video ...
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