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Feb 02 2023

VFW National Commander Visits Troops in Poland

WASHINGTON — Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Commander Tim Borland traveled to Camp Kościuszko, Poznan, Poland, to visit with U.S. service members and learn about the American mission supporting NATO allies amid tensions with Russia. Accompanied by VFW Washington Office Deputy Director Ryan Gallucci, Chief Borland was able to meet with the forward command element of the U.S. Army’s V Corps and the support team that makes up U.S. Army Garrison - Poland. The purpo...

Feb 02 2023

‘I’m Doing Something Healthy for My Mind and Body’

Moving into a retirement community two years ago in Leesburg, Florida, Army veteran Nelson Gonzalez kindled a newfound passion for a game eight years his junior. A retired Army major, DEA supervisory special agent and investigation specialist with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Florida, Gonzalez can now add decorated competitive pickleball player to his long resume. “I have been playing pickleball for two years now,” said Gonzalez, 65, a Life memb...

Feb 01 2023

VFW Commemorates National Black History Month

WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to celebrate our nation’s African American service members, veterans and their families throughout the month of February, National Black History Month. When Carter G. Woodson set out in 1926 to establish a time to promote and educate people about Black history and culture, he wanted to remind Americans that Black history is America’s history. While initially observed as a weeklong commemoration, it was President Ge...

Jan 26 2023

A 'Welcome Home' for Vietnam War Vets

For Vietnam War veteran Jack Gardner, stepping aboard the USS Constitution, the Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, was a “bucket list item.” The Navy veteran’s dream became a reality on June 17, 2022, after he was invited aboard for the 50-year commemoration of the end of the Vietnam War. In spring 2021, Gardner, who served from 1970 to 1974, said he learned about the USS Constitution’s turnaround cruise from a fellow Vietnam War veteran. At the time, Gardner, who left the...

Jan 25 2023

Bagpipes Honor Fellow Vets

The hum of bagpipes called out to Frederick Benda Jr. a quarter century ago, and the Vietnam War veteran has not stopped playing them. Benda, a Life member of VFW Post 872 in Southwick, Massachusetts, was drawn to bagpipes for their ability to pulse together a soundtrack that without words could honor fellow veterans at all the funerals and memorials he frequented since his return from war. “After I got out of the service in 1972, I carried on with life for some 20 years...