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Since the VFW’s inception more than 120years ago, its veterans’ pursuance to helpcommunities ravaged by natural disasters remains undeterred. Under the VFW mantle, veterans from across the country annually carry out missions to combat the harsh aftermath of floods, wildfires, typhoons or hurricanes ravaging a community. When Hurricane I...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With a heavy heart, the VFW salutes the life and service of past VFW National Commander John F. Gwizdak. John was elected as the organization’s national commander on Aug. 25, 2000, at the 101st VFW National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Revloc, Pennsylvania, and raised in Carrolltown, he enlisted in the ...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) extends a heartfelt season’s greetings to everyone, especially to the thousands of service members and their families who are apart during the holidays. Because of their sacrifice, our nation remains safe, secure and free. Let us keep a candle lit in our minds and hearts for them while we ...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) salutes the life of former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), who passed away Sunday at the age of 76. Isakson began his life of public service as an Air National Guardsman in his native state of Georgia from 1966 to 1972. He served as a state representative and senator before he was elected ...
In 2011, Navy nurse Julie Hendrickson was in Los Angeles for training ahead of her next deployment when she spotted a dog on the freeway. Thinking it had been hit and killed by another vehicle, Hendrickson went to remove the animal from the road and found the dog was still alive. Critically injured and in shock, Hendrickson got the animal to the ne...
After graduating high school in 1966, Larry Jordan and his best friend Paul Doyon decided to enlist and join the Marine Corps. Two years later, Jordan landed in Danang, South Vietnam. During a 13-month tour, Jordan conducted patrols, night ambushes, road sweep security and perimeter security. On January 29, 1969, he returned home to Ipswich, Massac...
On October 4, storms darkened the skies over Fairburn, Georgia, but it was a Monday. So, despite poor conditions, members from VFW Post 6449 did what they always do — they packed up food to deliver to veteran families in need throughout the area. “Sleet, rain or snow — we will be at your door,” said one Post member. Each Mo...
WASHINGTON — On a bright, sunny December day in 2011, in a hangar on Pope Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, then-President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of service members, military families, VIPs and media packed into the space." Tomorrow, the colors of United States Forces Iraq, the colors you fought under, will be formally cased in a cer...
Samantha Johnson* grew up in a family of five children. Four of them joined the military. “My older brother is in the Army, my younger sister is a senior at West Point, and my younger brother is in the New York Army National Guard,” she said. “I was a combat medic in the New York Army National Guard.” Johnson joined the mili...
Like his father, veteran Barry Reaves, 45, joined the Army because he wanted to serve his country. Throughout his 24 years of service, he was deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea, and Germany. The Dorchester, Massachusetts, native and father of two, Isabella, 9, and Benjamin, 12, retired as a Sergeant First Class. Diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stre...
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