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WASHINGTON — More than a thousand war veterans will be in the halls of Congress next week to lobby their elected officials on issues important to the nation’s 24 million veterans, 2.2 million servicemembers, and their families. “We are not here to be ignored or appeased with vague promises,” said George Lisicki, the nationa...
PHILADELPHIA — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake today said an expansion by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of its Vet Centers, which provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to returning combat veterans, is well ahead of schedule. In February 2007, VA announced it would open 23 new centers during the next...
WASHINGTON — Military veterans who have served in combat since Nov. 11, 1998, including veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, are now eligible for five years of free medical care for most conditions from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This measure increases a two-year limit that has been in effect nearly a decade. “By their servi...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is urging House leadership to adopt the Senate version of the Protect America Act to safeguard Americans from future terrorist attacks and to protect third parties from frivolous lawsuits. “Americans are protected from illegal search and seizures by the Fourth Amendment, but critica...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. has called upon the House and Senate Armed Services Committees [Read letter] to conduct a full investigation into an accusation that the U.S. Marine Corps gave priority to a future vehicle acquisition program instead of ordering readily available armored vehicles that could have had an imm...
Editor's note: This story is copyrighted and reposted online on www.vfw.org with permission fromGreenbay Press Gazette.It may not be posted online elsewhere. By Paul Srubas GREEN BAY, Wis. — Vastly improved medical care is saving lives on the battlefield but ironically is challenging the nation's ability to care for the veterans who come bac...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The VFW is disappointed with the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, for his recent insensitivities directed toward a Michigan-based U.S. Marine Corps unit. Last week, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner refused to allow a 200-member Marine unit from Michigan to conduct urban-warfare training in the city. The city council has since apologized to th...
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire-USNewswire — Planning to send a care package to a U.S. military servicemember serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new flat-rate box from the U.S. Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address -- $2 less than for domestic destinations. "This is the first...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is furious with the Berkeley, Calif., City Council, calling their actions “outrageous and idiotic” following their recent vote to give the boot to a U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station. “The resolution is a direct insult to not only the Marines ...
WASHINGTON — The nationalcommander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is calling the president’s budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs a good start, and is now asking Congress to improve upon the funding and policy package. He is also urging Congress to make sure that the VA receives its funding before the gove...
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