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1/30/2014 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is applauding today’s roll out of a new consolidated complaint system to help the Department of Veterans Affairs and its partner agencies weed out fraud, waste and abuse among those organizations and educational institutions that serve student veterans. The new complaint system was a cornerstone of the VFW’s education reform priorities over the past two years, and is a joint effort between VA and the departments of Defens...

3/5/2013 - 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 after the announcement of mandatory Department of Defense budget cuts brought on by sequestration. “The VFW is deeply concerned about the impact...

8/21/2013 - Vietnam left Marine Corps veteran Joe Miller* with wounds—physical and mental—that would ultimately threaten his life and his peace of mind. Miller suffers from severe hearing loss, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Ischemic Heart Disease connected to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. In 1996, Miller filed a VA disability claim and was denied. At that time, Ischemic Heart Disease was not considered presumptively service-connected. The rejection left Miller extremely frus...

4/6/2010 - The VFW is interested in the timeliness, quality, and accessibility of health care female veterans are receiving at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities. We would also like to know if VA is meeting your expectation of privacy during both office check-in and during the actual physical examination. We are seeking comments regarding experiences you have encountered both negative and positive. Please send to vfw@vfw.org, using the subject line Femal...

5/29/2009 - Dear Comrades: There is an enemy in our midst that is having a devastating effect on our servicemen and women in the field and at home. That enemy is stress. Since 9/11, more military personnel and veterans have committed suicide than the total dead from both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, and this tragedy is occurring despite the best of intentions and programs offered by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. That is because the need has overwhelmed...

4/9/2009 - WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is applauding President Obama for his vision for a 21st century Department of Veterans Affairs that includes support of advanced funding legislation and a single, unified electronic medical record between the Defense Department and VA. Glen M. Gardner Jr., a Vietnam veteran from Round Rock, Texas, said the president's vision tracks with key VFW legislative goals to ensure that America proper...

11/16/2008 - WASHINGTON — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake vowed swift action after a handful of documents related to veterans’ applications for financial benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) were found among documents identified for shredding. The documents, which were not duplicated in government files, could have affected veterans’ eligibility for benefits. “I insist on the highest possible standards for processing and safeguarding information in ...

2/21/2008 - WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is urging House leadership to adopt the Senate version of the Protect America Act to safeguard Americans from future terrorist attacks and to protect third parties from frivolous lawsuits. “Americans are protected from illegal search and seizures by the Fourth Amendment, but critical legislation is now being delayed because some would extend these same constitutional protections to those who want to harm America,” sa...

1/2/2018 - Regardless of where you are in your transition from a military to civilian career, you’ve likely heard the advice to build a presence on social media. Maybe, as you heard this advice, you thought: Social media is for young people to chat and “meetup.” I’ve missed the boat on building an online presence. It’s too late for me. I’m afraid to give out my personal information to just anyone! I don’t know where to start … Social Media Today When social media first came o...

3/16/2020 - Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recognizes U.S. Navy Commodore Grace Murray Hopper. Hopper, known to many as “Amazing Grace,” joined the U.S. Naval Reserves in 1943 during World War II. She was assigned to the Bureau of Ordinance Computation Project. This is where she became only the third programmer of the world’s first large-scale computer known as the Mark I. Hopper would go on to master the Mark I, Mark II and Mark III systems. ...