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Sep 22 2021

Veteran Suicide Prevention: Innovative Research and Expanded Public Health Efforts

Statement of Tammy Barlet, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House Of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect to “Veteran Suicide Prevention: Innovative Research and Expanded Public Health Efforts” Washington, D.C. Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Bost, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United...

Sep 22 2021

'We Have Greatly Valued Our Long-Term Relationship'

After more than 20 years of fundraising, VFW Post 2113 members and its Auxiliary in De Pere, Wisconsin, found themselves in search of a meaningful way to use the earnings. Through diligent talks that lasted more than a year, Post members decided to place the $15,750 they raised into a scholarship fund tailored for local veterans hoping to extend their education at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC). Building on their long-forged relationship with active-duty so...

Sep 21 2021

Pending Legislation

Statement of Emily DeVito, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity With Respect To Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Moore, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and it...

Sep 21 2021

Federal Study Finds Cannabis Beneficial for PTSD Treatment

For veterans diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and looking for alternative ways to treat it, the first FDA-regulated study on the benefits of smoked cannabis yielded favorable results this year. In a placebo-controlled, double-blind study published on March 17 in PLOS ONE, the peer-reviewed journal specified levels of improvement among participants using smoked cannabis blends with a 9 percent THC concentration. The Multidisciplinary Association for Ps...

Sep 18 2021

Happy Birthday US Air Force!

WASHINGTON – On Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins in with our grateful nation in celebrating the birthday of the U.S. Air Force, who has protected and defended our country for the past 74 years. Originally organized as part of the U.S. Army in 1907, the Air Force became a separate military department on this day when a fellow VFW Life member, President Harry S. Truman, signed the National Security Act of 1947. Today, our Air Force remains...