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Memorial Day needs a public revival. Far too few Americans genuinely appreciate the sacrifices made on their behalf. “Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.” It is only appropriate that on the 150th anniversary ...
I met Tech. Sgt. April Lapetoda almost immediately upon arrival at NTM-A. She's the NCOIC of media relations at NTM-A and hard not to notice. She's high-speed, congenial, professional and the go-to person for plenty of people around the HQ, including many of the top brass. Aside from her role in media relations, she wears a lot of other hats at ...
After a long road trip I had the opportunity and privilege to attend a ceremony marking the change of command from the Combined Joint Task Force-101, (CJTF-1), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to CJTF-1, 1st Cavalry Division.Since last June, the mission of RC-East in Afghanistan was to conduct combined action counterinsurgency operations to p...
The Roasterie Coffee Company has partnered with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation to create a VFW coffee blend now available for purchase. Ten percent of all proceeds from the VFW blend will be donated to the VFW Foundation's Return the Favor campaign which supports active duty military, veterans, and their families. "The VFW Foundation is pr...
One thing I learned from previous embeds is you can't avoid getting into some interesting conversations with the troops. They are almost always willing to engage and generally aren't shy about providing their views on the world at large. Ask them and they'll tell you all about it. Since our military is virtually a microcosm of America, you jus...
When a member of VFW Post 8713 in Brooksville, Fla., learned he would deploy to Afghanistan, his VFW comrades and sisters wanted to show their support. They decided to adopt his unit, 3/20th Special Forces Group (SFG) Support Company, through the VFW Military Assistance Program’s (MAP) Adopt-A-Unit. “I thought it would help the soldier...
COLONEL WILLIAM V. WENGER currently serves as Senior Advisor, Afghanistan Uniform Police, Ass't CG - Police Development and began his long and distinguished military career in 1969 when he was commissioned through ROTC at the University of California at Santa Barbara. In October 2000, Col. Wenger retired ... for a short while anyway (he returned ...
It's been a whirlwind of a week thus far. The command has bent over sideways to provide me with a comprehensive view and inside look at implementation of the strategy and mission in Afghanistan.Now just to set the record straight, it might be natural to assume that someone is staging a dog and pony show or serving up a heap o' disingenuous pablum...
ParticipatingBuffalo Wild Wings®locations are showing their support of the troops by partnering with the VFW Foundation to support the Return the Favor™ campaign. Participating restaurants will donate 10 percent of guest’s food purchase when the guest shows their military ID card, VFW membership card or Return the Favor card. The pr...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is unique because all of our members have served overseas in a combat zone. Our nation is in debt to all of those who served, and we understand that returning home and reintegrating into society can cause stress in many aspects of life. Because of this, VFW is participating in a campaign with the U.S. Department o...
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