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A Navy officer stationed in Pearl Harbor who deployed on a WestPac/Vietnam tour nearly five decades ago, John Bartley continues to live out his lifelong commitment to education and public service. Today, Bartley serves as a docent at the James Farm Ecological Preserve in his hometown of Ocean View, Delaware, and as an instructor for the Osher Lifel...
Veteran Dale Wysocki, 73, was born and raised in Las Vegas. He now lives in Pahrump, Nevada, with his wife of 20 years, Susan. Wysocki was in the Army from 1969 to 1975, including a year in Vietnam when he served as a helicopter crew chief and door gunner. “I enlisted at the age of 17 because I wanted to do my duty during the war,” he s...
WASHINGTON — We are saddened by the tragic loss of a veteran who died by suicide in the parking lot of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital yesterday. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who are grieving. Every loss of life in our veteran community is a solemn reminder of the challenges many continue to fac...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Dec. 7, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) joins a grateful nation as we mark the 84th anniversary of the unprovoked ambush that tragically claimed the lives of 2,403 American service members and civilians. That day remains the starkest reminder of the sudden, devastating price of f...
Statement of Meggan Coleman, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To Medication Management in VA Healthcare WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of the committee, on...
Veterans are being prescribed powerful psychiatric medications, often several at once, without clear written information about the risks. Many were never warned about severe side effects or dangerous drug interactions. Others are left with few PTSD treatment options beyond medication, even when innovative therapies could offer real relief. This is ...
Statement of Kristina Keenan, 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 Pending Legislation Washington, D.C. ChairmanBost, Ranking MemberTakano, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men ...
Kate Youngs enlisted in 1998, hoping to gain professional experience and a sense of direction. “I wasn’t ready for college and not sure of my path,” she said. Youngs ended up serving five years in the Army. Today, she and her husband, Gary, have two children, Sawyer and Quinnley. As quartermaster and adjutant of VFW Post 3794 in G...
Veteran Floyd B. Banks, 71, lives in Pahrump, Nevada, with his wife, Bobbi. The couple has a blended family that includes three sons, Carl, Tavis and Jerry and one daughter, Lina. Banks enlisted in the Navy in 1972. “I was raised with a sense of duty and respect for my country,” he said. “I was also taught to try to make the next ...
Martin J. Barrett, 74, lives in Henderson, Nevada. He has six children: Brion, Jennifer, Melinda, Rebbeca, Jessica and Andrea. Barrett was handpicked by his local draft board in June 1970 and began serving. He served in the Army for 19 months, including nine months in Vietnam. Barrett began helping veterans with their disability claims in 2015 as t...
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