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WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs last year proposed changes to regulations to eliminate informal claims that were not filed electronically. In addition, VA proposed requiring the use of a specific standardized form when veterans apply for VA benefits. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and other major service or...
After being recently medically separated from the military, Mark Dressler, a 19-year Air Force veteran, planned to use his Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to continue his education. After participating in the Department of Veteran Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program, he was accepted at Diesel Driving Academy in Shreveport, La....
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the 1.9 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliaries said Monday’s fiscal 2016 federal budget request for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense were good starting points to continue an important conversation with Congress and the American people about w...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars is proud to announce 70 veterans and service members have been awarded VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarships” this spring, totaling more than $288,000. Help A Hero Scholarships are awarded exclusively to service members and veterans to help cover the cost of tuition an...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Cerner Corp. (Nasdaq: CERN) have joined together to provide career-seeking veterans, service members and military spouses the opportunity to connect with current openings at Cerner at the Cerner - VFW Virtual Career Fair, February 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EST). Kansas City-b...
Washington, DC — Today, four of the nation’s leading veterans service organizations—AMVETS (American Veterans), DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) and VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars)—released a report calling on renewed focus on access to timely, high quality care, particularly for women veter...
During military training, Marine Bob Smith* fell and suffered a direct hit to the head. In that instant, he hurt his neck and lost partial vision in both eyes. “I went to see the Corpsman. He gave me some ibuprofen, and I resumed my training,” said Smith. “Then I started getting constant headaches. I mostly kept it to myself. I di...
“You can’t internalize this forever. You gotta find that link with somebody or some group or something that’ll make you let it go, that’ll help you let it go.” – Don, Vietnam War veteran When Don returned home from Vietnam he brought horrific memories from the war back with him. To make matters more difficult, some of his peers looked do...
Thanksgiving Day offers us all a time to reflect upon and give thanks for the blessings in our lives. Big or small, everyone has something to be thankful for. This Thanksgiving, the VFW encourages all Americans to take a moment to give thanks to the service members currently fighting to protect our home while sacrificing time away from thei...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs announced a joint initiative with Anheuser-Busch to benefit Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) programs as part of Military Appreciation Month during the month of November. Through the program, seven local Anheuser-Busch wholesalers in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas will donate $0.05 pe...
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