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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last known surviving veteran of World War I was recently recognizedby the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Frank W. Buckles, 107, was awarded the VFW Commander-in-Chief Gold Medal for his “extraordinary achievements and as a cherished representative of all World War I veterans.” “Frank B...
WASHINGTON— The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States has pledged up to $1 million to help build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, a visitors and education facility being built on the National Mall, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. VFW is the first veterans’ organi...
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire-USNewswire — Planning to send a care package to a U.S. military servicemember serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new flat-rate box from the U.S. Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address -- $2 less than for domestic destinations. "This is the first...
DETROIT — On Dec. 11, 2007 the UAW presented a donation of $15,000 to the VFW to support Operation Uplink, a program which provides free phone cards to members of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed overseas so they can stay in touch with their families during their terms of military service. “We're proud to provide assistance to military ...
Merry Christmas from Kirkuk, Iraq!We hope you are having a great holiday season! On behalf of Bravo Company, 2-22 Infantry “Triple Duece” (from the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, NY), I would like to thank you so much for sending over $1,000.00 worth of Operation Uplink phone cards to 150 soldiers and for your dedicated support and let y...
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