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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As the devastation in the wake of Hurricane Harvey continues in Texas and Louisiana, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. stands ready to help affected service members, veterans and their families. While the full extent of Hurricane Harvey’s level of destruction is still being evaluated, the VFW knows from its pas...
Drawing has been a part of Mike Rodriguez’s life since childhood, but a wound that ended his military career also put his illustrator tendencies on hold. Rodriguez, who served in Iraq from June to November 2004, with Bravo Co., 1st Bn., 8th Marines, as a rifleman, was wounded on Thanksgiving Day 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. He was shot, losing ner...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce VFW Life member and retired Army Col. Raymond Denisewich as its VFW Accredited Service Representative of the Year 2017. The colonel is an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who served 36 years in uniform before being appointed as VFW Rhode Island’s Department Ser...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce Sacramento Mountain VFW Post 11999 in Cloudcroft, N.M., has been selected to receive the prestigious Fred C. Hall Memorial Outstanding Post Special Project Award in honor of its “Warriors in Transition Event” project. The VFW’s Fred C. Hall awar...
Over the centuries millions of Irish people left these shores. Many went on to become leading business, political and community leaders. One such emigrant is Louth native, Brian Duffy, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) – the United States oldest veterans organisation. Taking time out of his busy schedule, we spoke to Br...
Statement of Patrick Murray, Associate Director National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with respect to S. 75, S. 111, S. 410, S. 473, S. 758, S. 798, S. 844, S. 882, S. 1192, S. 1209, S. 1218, S. 1277, and GI Bill discussion draft. ...
Retired Master Sergeant Jim Carver, 53, of Powhatan, Va., describes the initial process of separating from the military as “hectic.” A disabled veteran who served over 21 years on active duty, Carver “had the basics taken care of” with his initial VA claim. However, when he heard about the VFW’s National Veterans Servi...
Statement of Kayda Keleher, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States House of Representatives With Respect to “Overcoming PTSD: Assessing VA’s Efforts to Promote Wellness and Healing” WASHINGTON, D.C. ...
Statement of Carlos Fuentes, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs With Respect to “Examining the Veterans Choice Program and the Future of Care in the Community” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Isakson, Ranking Member ...
It was a walk in the desert for more than 6,300 people. The 14.2- or 26.2-mile trek — depending on the route chosen — through the scrub brush and mountains of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on March 19commemorated the 75th anniversary of WWII’s Bataan Death March. While 7,200 registered for the 28th annual Bataan Memo...
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