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The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is calling for the full accountability of the leadership at a Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Phoenix after it was reported that at least 40 veterans have died while awaiting care. “Leadership, management and accountability is all we have ever r...
WASHINGTON – In response to an opinion editorial published this week in the New York Times, the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is asking the 1.9 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliaries to e-mail the newspaper with their good news stories. The editorial published Tuesday was written by a young u...
Throughout the history of our great nation, veterans have made the commitment to protect our country, serving and sacrificing for what matters most. Whether they just came home or completed their service many years ago, their experiences and sacrifices have an impact on their lives. And what you and others say or do matters: Sometimes, one p...
Do you ever wonder what the VFW’s office on Capitol Hill does to help our veterans? In the last year alone, VFW’s advocacy efforts in Washington have improved consumer resources for college-bound veterans; preserved military quality-of-life programs like tuition assistance; repealed the back-door dealings to cut military retiree benefit...
The VFW will host its second Facebook town hall meeting April 24 at 2 p.m. (CDT) to discuss the VA claims process and veterans’ benefits, as well as how VFW Service Officers can assist with filing claims – a service VFW offers to veterans free of charge. Similar to the VFW’s recent Twitter chats, subject matter experts will ans...
Throughout the history of our great nation, veterans have made the commitment to protect our country, serving and sacrificing for what matters most. What they and their families give up can have an impact that lasts long past their time of service. Whether veterans have recently returned home or completed their service years ago, their exper...
Statement of Raymond C. Kelley, director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, for the record, Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel United States House of Representatives with respect to Beneficiary and Advocacy Overview of FY15 President’s Budget.
WASHINGTON — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. met with President Obama in the Oval Office this afternoon and expressed the VFW’s sympathy and support to the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting victims and their families. "The president shares our concern that more has to be done to help prevent similar tragedies...
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and their loved ones and the entire Fort Hood family after yet another senseless and tragic shooting,” said William A. Thien, the national commander of the 1.9 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliaries. “We may never know why this soldier did what...
The nation’s largest and oldest major combat organization is supportive of a Pentagon announcement to realign the organizations charged with locating and identifying tens of thousands of American troops who have yet to return home from their wars. “What’s most important about this initiative is that the Full Accounting Mission con...
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