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When blood shortages caused by COVID-19 swept across the country last year, the New York Blood Center in New York City turned to VFW Post 4589. Honoring a partnership that stretches more than half-a-decade long, the Post in Spotswood, New Jersey, about 40 miles south of New York City, opened its doors three times a month for blood drives administer...
Angela Thomsen-Parker is #StillServing. “I have been a medic in the Wisconsin Army National Guard my entire career. I joined in 2004 and I am #StillServing,” said Angela Thomsen-Parker. For Thomsen-Parker, a member of VFW Post 7232 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, service has meant everything from deployment to Iraq in 2009-2010 to volunteer...
Col. Inger Nilsson is #StillServing. A VFW Life member who retired in 2015, Nilsson felt the call of duty as soon as COVID-19 began to spread. She immediately volunteered for the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps and worked briefly with the Alexandria Public Health Department. She’s now spent nearly a year with the U.S. Army Regional Health Comm...
A VFW Post in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Bowie, Maryland, donated $2,400 to a veterans’ home in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, on Jan. 25. VFW Post 8065 made the donation and presented a plaque to the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. The contribution was given in honor of Robert “Bob” Gload, a Vietnam War veteran and Air Force pilot ...
Jennifer Shumaker is #StillServing. “As a veteran, I care about giving back to my brothers and sisters. We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers because the oath we took to never leave a fallen comrade has no expiration date,” said Veterans Service Officer Jennifer Shumaker. Shumaker served with the Minnesota Army National ...
Angela Christian is #StillServing. Angelina Christian served with the U.S. Army for nearly 20 years, including two deployments to Iraq. Her training gave her the skills to accomplish her mission abroad, but she didn’t know how to manage returning home after combat injuries ended her military career. Struggling with physical and mental challen...
When threatened by severe regional flooding in March, the VFW Department of West Virginia called on local Posts to assist neighboring communities in need. Following a declared state of emergency for 18 counties by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on March 4, Dept. Commander David Moske issued a memo that prompted local Posts to join the flood relief ...
Sherman Watson, Jr. is #StillServing. Sherman Watson, Jr., served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a heavy machine gunner and was deployed to Iraq three times in seven years. He’s now using as much of his time as possible to help others and is grateful to have the chance after surviving combat experiences. “With every deployment, I was a rec...
Statement of Ryan M. Gallucci, Director National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs With Respect To “VA Compensation and Pension Exams During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pat...
Statement of Tammy Barlet, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Coping during COVID: Veterans’ Mental Health and Implementation of the Hannon Act” WASHINGTON, D.C. March 24, 202...
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