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The White House released its fiscal year 2014 budget proposal this morning, outlining how the Administration intends to fund veterans’ programs across the federal government in the coming year. The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. appreciates proposed increases in veterans’ funding across the board, but rai...
The CBS reality show “Amazing Race,” began with an apology last night that read: “Parts of last Sunday’s episode, filmed in Vietnam, were insensitive to a group that is very important to us: our nation’s veterans. We want to apologize to veterans – particularly those who served in Vietnam – as well as thei...
The VFW’s advocacy and service efforts are making an impact on America’s newest generation of war veterans and they want in on the action. Just this past weekend, thirty young veterans were sworn in as the newest members of Post 2940 in Buffalo, N.Y. In recent years, the VFW has led many battles for justice on behalf of America’s newest gene...
The Military Tuition Assistance amendments passed both the House and Senate as part of the Continuing Resolution bill (H.R. 933) that will now fund the federal governement moving forward. Thanks to all of you - our advocates - who contacted your legislators more than 14,000 times in support of this critical benefit. It is because of...
This afternoon the Senate passed an amendment to the Defense Continuing Resolution,H.R. 933, that will reinstate the military Tuition Assistance, or TA, program under sequestration. The amendment, S. Amdt. 72, was introduced by Sens. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and championed by the VFW, American Legion and Student Veterans of A...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the nation's largest war veterans organization is outraged that a TIME magazine columnist has called for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. “Freedom of the press isn’t a license for Joe Klein to twist reality about someone who has volunteered virtually his entire life to serve...
March 12, 2013 The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of millions of veterans, service members and their families, we the undersigned leaders of the nation’s largest Veterans and Military Service Organizations write to request your person...
The VFW needs you to immediately contact your members of Congress to urge their support of H.R. 833 and S. 470 to lower the ranking of the new Distinguished Warfare Medal to below the Purple Heart. Here's why: Because in a letter to VFW National Commander John Hamilton, the Defense Department again said they would not lower the status of ...
WASHINGTON — The national commander of America’s oldest and largest major combat veterans organization is applauding yesterday’s introduction of S. 470 to lower the Pentagon’s new Distinguished Warfare Medal to below the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in the military order of precedence. The Senate bill is a companion to H.R. ...
WASHINGTON — During today’s testimony before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees, the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) pledged the organization will not let America’s veterans be forgotten by Congress or the Administration. Today’s testimony comes just days...
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