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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 ...
For Bob Smith, a monetary victory he earns for a veteran filing a VA claim is not as important as what the approved claim does for the claimant and his or her family. For example, one of his most meaningful victories was for a surviving spouse. Smith, a VFW-accredited service officer in Jerome, Idaho, said the spouse was seeking assistance with med...
A VFW Post in Arkansas has outgrown its home in Van Buren and plans to build a new facility for its centennial in 2025. Post 1322 Quartermaster Matthew Hicks, who served in the Army from 1994 to 2004, said the project, dubbed “Vision 2025,” aims to create a Post that serves veterans and community members. The project will cost about $5 ...
When members of Post 2913 in Patchogue, N.Y., sought to build the world’s largest pyramid of toilet paper, they took to social media to spread the word. The end result was 15,000 rolls of toilet paper donated and distributed. According to Post Commander Dave Rogers, 3,000 rolls went to a battered women’s shelter, and the remaining 12,00...
For one of Florida’s District commanders, reaching out to the nation’s youth and teaching honor and patriotism is of utmost importance. On Nov. 11 last year, Jose Rosa, then-Post 3282 commander, included pre-kindergarten students at Spruce Creek Elementary School in the Post’s annual Veterans Day event. “At the start of our ...
From Hurricane Florence in North Carolina to Hurricane Michael in Florida, the VFW offered support during hurricane relief efforts last year. ‘Started with a Social Media Post’ Before Florence made landfall in September, the Department of North Carolina designated six Posts across the state as staging areas for receiving and distributin...
Over the past few years, groups of college students across the country have made it their mission to provide military-affiliated students with the advocacy and resources needed for a successful college education and post-graduation careers. The University of Kansas (KU) Student Veterans of America (SVA) chapter, located in Lawrence, Kan., is one ex...
One day in 2014, Evan Hafer, a former Army Green Beret and life member of the VFW Department of Texas, was instructing an advanced tactics course on a shooting range. Along with his words of wisdom, Hafer also dispensed home-made coffee for the shooters. From roasting to brewing the coffee ...
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