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Benzene contamination of soil and groundwater at Camp Lejeune has emerged as an important issue. ATSDR is currently reviewing relevant information and data about the sources of benzene contamination on base. Information and data sources include the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), Department of Navy (DON), North Carolina Department of Environment and Natu...
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It is presented to a person who distinguishes him or herself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while: engaged in ...
Retired SSG Eugene Schoen knows what it’s like to get lost in government red tape. Schoen faithfully served his country for 23 years before retiring from the Army Reserve. Unfortunately, an error in the system proved costly for Schoen and his family. Schoen learned his retirement pay was being garnisheed in order to repay a reenlistment bonus he ...
Richard L. Eubank, the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., delivered testimony today before a joint hearing of the Senate and House Veterans Affairs Committees. In his presentation of the VFW’s national priorities, Eubank, a Marine Corps retiree and Vietnam combat veteran from Eugene, Ore., urged congressional mem...
By Richard L. EubankUSA Today OpEd Wednesday's 8-1 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church should send a chilling message across America, because it will only embolden the Rev. Fred W. Phelps Sr. and his followers to protest any funeral for whatever reason — and without legal recourse for ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church’s right to protest military funerals, deciding it’s demonstrations are protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. "The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. thanks the Supreme Court for considering the case, but is greatly disappointed with the resu...
U.S. troops stationed overseas were able to give their sweethearts back home a special gift this Valentine’s Day—a phone call, free-of-charge. The VFW Department of Minnesota and KSTP-TV 5 Eyewitness News sponsored this VFW Operation UplinkTM “Free Call Day.” Troops and hospitalized veterans in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait c...
Now VFW Departments, Districts and Posts have an opportunity to show off their creative talent in the 2011 VFW WebAward Competition. ·Websites will be evaluated based on easy navigation, quick load time, overall content and creative design. ·Judging will be done by the VFW Communications Department in two categories: “Department...
Original article If you’re a veteran, and a smooth-talking salesman comes to your home claiming to be from the Department of Veterans Affairs hawking funeral arrangements, watch out, authorities say. That’s the word from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, which is warning area residents about a potential scam involving the...
Twenty years ago today, on February 24, 1991, after 6 weeks of intensive bombing against Iraq and its army,the massive ground war in Kuwait, lasting only 100 hours, began. By the end, the Iraq army had been defeated; thousands of its troops had either surrendered or weretaken as prisoners. After 4 days, Kuwait was liberated from its Iraqi neighbor....
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