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Statement of Patrick Murray, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs With Respect To “Pending Legislation” Washington, D.C. November 17, 2021 Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and members of the committee, on...
A VFW Post in Pennsylvania is working hard to honor its veterans. Members of VFW Post 7134 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, through the past decade have worked with its town on a veterans monument. But Post member Joe Uhnak said that they couldn’t have done it alone. “The people in Palmerton have always helped us,” said Uhnak, an Army ...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce it’s joining a coalition of more than 250 front-line and local organizations, major corporations, nonprofits, veterans service organizations, and prominent leaders in welcoming and supporting Afghan families evacuated from Afghanistan over the past four months. Welco...
The membership of VFW Post 1514 in Village Mills, Texas, is comprised of veterans from World War II to those of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Despite widely varying ages and experiences, one similarity outweighs any differences and unites Post members: their commitment to service. “From grunts to special forces, each veteran has a different ...
Joy Haddad served seven years in the Army. After returning home from a tour in Baghdad, she lacked support as she tried to readjust. “I found it difficult to connect with other members of my unit,” she said. “Plus, I was married, but my spouse was stationed more than 500 miles away. Typical barracks life didn’t really agree ...
In wanting to honor veterans in his hometown of Conneaut, about 71 miles east of Cleveland along Lake Erie in Ohio, Ryan Sullivan, 16, set out to detail all records of veterans buried at East Conneaut Cemetery. The newly-minted Eagle Scout from Troop 34 in Conneaut would, over the course of six years, help account for 369 marked veteran graves of w...
When Army veteran Gerry Wright returnedfrom the Vietnam War in December 1970,he would carry the burden of Agent Orangewith him. Joining thousands of fellow veterans who had fallen victim to the herbicide, Wright brought his battle stateside, where he continues to spend each day raising awareness and honoring those who were, in his words, “spr...
Stress is a normal reaction the body has when changes occur, which results in physical, emotional and intellectual responses. Stress management training can help you deal with changes in a healthier way. Stress is a very normal reaction that happens to everyone. In fact, the human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. When you expe...
Checkpoint’s Veterans Book Club debuted Nov. 10 with a virtual author visit with VFW member Sam Farran, who read from his book “The Tightening Dark.” Those logging in for the visit had an opportunity to ask Farran questions about his experience being held in a Yemen prison. The second installment of the Veterans Book Club is Wedne...
WASHINGTON — On Veterans Day, the Biden Administration announced a series of actions that VA will take to address the health conditions veterans experience due to burn pits and other toxic exposures. The announcement was well-received by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), as it has continuously urged Congress and both the current and previou...
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