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Statement of Joseph E. Davis, director of Public Affairs, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Washington Office before the Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee with respect to Military Personnel Posture.
After five combat tours and nearly 12 years with the Marine Corps, Sergeant Dustin Ellison deserved a smooth transition back into civilian life. However, suffering from the post-war effects of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and severe PTSD made that change nearly impossible. “I thought [Dustin’s discharge date] would be the happiest day...
Watch VFW National Commander John Biedrzycki Jr.'s testimony now! WASHINGTON – Today, before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees, John A. Biedrzycki Jr., national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., delivered testimony focused on recommendations for transforming the Department of Veterans Aff...
Statement of John A. Biedrzycki, Jr., commander-in-chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, before the joint hearing of the Committees on Veterans Affairs, United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Last night, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and its Auxiliary proudly announced the national winners of its annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions, live during the 2016 VFW Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Enacted in 1946, the 2016 Voice of Democrac...
Washington, D.C.– On Sunday,Student Veterans of America(SVA) and theVeterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.(VFW) welcomed 10 student veteran leaders to the nation’s capital to meet face-to-face with legislators, advocating on behalf of the veteran’s community for the annual VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship program. Staring Monday, the ...
WASHINGTON — More than 500 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. are arriving in the nation’s capital this weekend to urge their members of Congress to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs so that it can more efficiently and effectively serve America’s veterans. “The Phoenix crisis proved that maintain...
The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. met with President Obama in the Oval Office this afternoon to share the issues and concerns of America’s largest and oldest major war veterans organization. John A. Biedrzycki Jr., who leads nearly 1.7 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliaries, voiced his organization’s stron...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the 2016 VFW Legislative Conference only days away, the VFW has designed a new mobile app to give attendees the tools needed to make the most of their visit to our nation’s capital. As the official guide to the 2016 VFW Legislative Conference, the VFW DC 2016 mobile app is available for download at both the App ...
This article originally appeared in the February 2016 issue of the VFW magazine. Camp Trotter for Children is perhaps the epitome of idyllic summer camp. Located on the shores of Bills Lake at Newaygo, a 30-minute drive away from Grand Rapids, Mich., the summer camp for children is bustling from dawn until dark six weeks out of the year. Donated...
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